Set up RCI to probe whether Yusoff was framed - Muhyiddin

Summary

• Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin urges the government to establish a royal commission of inquiry to investigate whether there were people involved in framing Yusoff Rawther over drug and fake guns possession charges.

• If proven true, those involved must be punished severely, says Muhyiddin.

• The ex-premier also accuses the Madani government of turning the laws of the land into tools of oppression.

Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin urged the government to establish a royal commission of inquiry to investigate whether there were parties involved in framing Yusoff Rawther with drug and fake guns possession charges.

“If proven, all those involved and the mastermind must be given the severest punishment possible.

“I’m worried Malaysia may turn into a Gestapo-run country, where enforcement agencies whimsically follow their political masters’ bidding,” he said on Facebook today.

Muhyiddin’s statement came just hours after the Attorney-General’s Chambers urged the public to refrain from speculating or spreading slander over the matter.

On June 12, the Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted Yusoff, the former research assistant to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, of drug trafficking and possession of two imitation pistols charges.

Judge Jamil Hussin ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case on both charges.

He was accused of trafficking 305g of cannabis whilst in a vehicle outside the surau at Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters at 10.15am on Sept 6, 2024.

Yusoff was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.

‘Suspicious charges’

On that note, Muhyiddin claimed that the charges levelled against Yusoff were suspicious from the start as it was related to the civil suit the latter had filed against Anwar over allegations of sexual assault.

He also alleged that the evidence produced by the prosecution against Yusoff was doubtful, creating a perception of a vile conspiracy to muzzle him.

“The judge’s verdict to acquit Yusoff without his defence being called only proved the suspicions,” the former prime minister stated.

Muhyiddin remarked: “The laws of the land must protect its citizens and uphold justice. Instead, the Madani regime has turned it into a tool of oppression.”

As for the civil suit filed by Yusoff against Anwar, the Kuala Lumpur High Court has denied the latter’s bid to suspend the suit on June 4.

However, the Court of Appeal had issued an interim stay on all proceedings on June 10, pending the disposal of the prime minister’s bid to get a full stay.

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