KUALA LUMPUR: Former research assistant to a politician Muhammed Yusoff Rawther will submit his representation to the attorney-general (A-G), seeking to have charges against him for trafficking 305g of cannabis and possessing two imitation pistols dropped.
Yusoff's lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali said the representation would be filed soon after reviewing the prosecution's documents.
"For both cases, involving drugs and imitation pistols, we are requesting a full discharge and acquittal, not a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA)," the lawyer told reporters after the mention of the case at the magistrate's court, today.
Earlier, magistrate M.S. Arunjothy allowed deputy public prosecutor Mohd Sabri Othman's application to transfer the imitation weapons case to the High Court, where it will be tried alongside the drug case.
Meanwhile, during the mention of the case at the High Court today, judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin set Jan 7 for case management.
Yusoff was charged with possessing two imitation pistols on the roadside near a condominium in Jalan Bukit Kiara, here, at 9.25am on Sept 6.
The charge is framed under Section 36(1) of the Arms Act 1960, which provides for a maximum jail sentence of a year or a fine not exceeding RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.
He was also charged with trafficking 305g of cannabis in a vehicle in front of the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters surau, at 10.15am also on Sept 6.
The charge, framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same, provides for life imprisonment and whipping of not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.