Local rapper Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, will be released on police bail while authorities await the full post-mortem report on Taiwanese influencer Hsieh Yun Hsi.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the rapper would be freed on Thursday (Nov 13) for two weeks until Nov 26.
“He will be freed (on police bail) while we are waiting for the post-mortem report. The investigation paper will be referred again to the Attorney-General’s Chambers once the post-mortem report is obtained,” he said when contacted on Thursday.
Namewee was detained by police in connection with Hsieh’s death. The case was reclassified as murder after initially being treated as a sudden death.
Investigations revealed that Namewee was the last person seen with the 31-year-old victim in a hotel room at about 1.40pm on Oct 22. He was later arrested for alleged possession and use of drugs, but was released after pleading not guilty to drug-related charges at the Jalan Duta Court on Oct 24.
Earlier, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said there was no evidence linking Namewee to Hsieh’s death.
“We have obtained the investigation papers on the case from the police. After examining them, we found no evidence to show that the suspect was involved in the murder of the Taiwanese influencer,” he said.