Yusoff Rawther’s lawyers demand for status of police probe into alleged entrapment by Anwar, Farhash

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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): Lawyers representing Muhammed Yusoff Rawther are pressing the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) for answers on why no action has been taken on a police report by Yusoff in which he claims that he had been entrapped (perangkap) by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Anwar’s former aide Farhash Wafa Salvador.

In a letter to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail which was sighted by the media, Yusoff’s lawyers from the Law Practice of Rafique referred to a Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling that had acquitted their client of drug possession and imitation firearm charges.

“The Honourable Judge also clearly stated that it was the duty of the police to investigate our client’s version of the facts, and/or to investigate the police report lodged by our client…as to whether it (the allegation) was true or false,” the letter read.

“Unfortunately, no investigation was carried out by the investigating officer, and this failure has affected our client’s right to a fair trial.”

The lawyers specifically asked PDRM to clarify five key points: Whether an investigation paper had been opened; whether Anwar and Farhash had been called to give statements; the current status of the investigation; reasons for any failure to investigate; and what further steps the police would now take.

“Has PDRM called Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and also Farhash Wafa Salvador to provide statements or have their statements recorded?” the letter asked pointedly.

The legal team also highlighted that the High Court had accepted Yusoff’s claims as credible enough to raise serious questions. “Our client’s version of the facts — that he was entrapped…because of important cases — had sufficient material to give rise to an Alcontara Notice,” they quoted the judge’s reasoning in his judgement.

An Alcontara Notice is information provided by an accused person to an enforcement authority during a criminal investigation to help the investigators confirm the accused’s defence.

The letter further reminded the police of a June 13, 2025, media statement by then-IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, which said that PDRM was waiting for the full judgement and was ready to “improve investigations and internal SOPs”.

“We respectfully request an official clarification from PDRM… given that entrapment has elements of crime,” the lawyers stressed. “We also request that a reply to this letter be provided, as this matter is of public interest and has gained the attention of the general public.”

The lawyers enclosed three supporting documents with the letter: a copy of their earlier correspondence to then-IGP Razarudin, the full High Court grounds of judgement, and the June 13 media statement.

Previously, the police had said that they were waiting for the full grounds of judgement from the High Court to commence any further investigation into the matter.

Yusoff, who is Anwar’s former research officer, was acquitted in June by the High Court of the charges of trafficking cannabis and possession of two fake pistols.

Yusoff had been on trial for charges of trafficking 300.1 grammes of cannabis and the possession of imitation pistols at a roadside near a condominium in Bukit Kiara, here, at 9.25am on Sept 6, 2024.

Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin had said that the court was satisfied that there was no prima facie case that warranted the 32-year-old’s defence to be called.

Jamil said that while the court was satisfied that the drug is a dangerous drug and the pistols are fake, the prosecution had failed to prove custody and control over the two, despite the car, where the items were found, belonging to Yusoff.

In arriving at the decision, the judge had noted that Yusoff was not in the car registered and belonging to him when the police raid was conducted following a tip-off earlier that day at 5am.

At the time of the raid, Yusoff had been outside the car. There was also a gap of approximately nine hours between when Yusoff had left the car outside the condominium and when the police approached the vehicle when they saw the accused go towards it, Jamil had noted.

The court, Jamil said, noted that Yusoff did not acknowledge that the bag containing the fake guns and the drugs that were found at the back of the car seat. Further, there was also a problem with the car’s remote control key.

“Furthermore, Yusoff had made a complaint and lodged a police report several days after the arrest that he could be a victim of being entrapped by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“This complaint was not investigated by the investigating officers, despite the claims made against [Anwar] and the accused was still in remand. Noting there are several gaps in the prosecution’s case, including the issue of custody and control, this court finds it to be unsafe to call the accused to enter his defence, even if [the accused] chose to remain silent (in his defence),” Jamil added in his brief grounds.

Edited ByAniza Damis

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