They say their client reserves the right to pursue legal action if there is no reply, or if the response given fails to adequately address the issues raised.
00:01Former research assistant Yusuf Rother has given the police seven days to provide an update on a report he lodged last year in which he claimed he had been framed, failing which he said they would face legal action.
00:14In a letter addressed to Inspector General of Police Razoruddin Hussein, Law Practice of Rafik, representing Yusuf, demanded updates on the report as well as the steps taken to investigate the matter.
00:26Yusuf, who was held in Raman for nine months, was acquitted of drug trafficking and the possession of two fake pistols yesterday.
00:35His defense was that the drugs and pistols were planted to frame him.
00:40After his acquittal by the High Court, his lawyer Rafik Rashid Ali called on the police to provide updates on the report his client had filed in September 2024.
00:50Rafik had publicly called for an update from the authorities as early as November last year.
00:55In his report, Yusuf claimed that he had been framed and provided a list of individuals allegedly involved in setting it up.