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Namewee Released on Police Bail in Kuala Lumpur Murder Investigation

Malaysia’s attorney general says no evidence currently ties the rapper to the death of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh.

FILE - Wee Meng Chee, left, a Malaysian rapper popularly known as Namewee, is escorted by plainclothes policemen on his arrival at the magistrate court in Penang, Malaysia, Aug. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Chuah, File)
FILE - Malaysian singer Namewee poses as he arrives for the 31th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Billy Dai, File)
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Overview

  • Police confirmed the release on Nov 13 with instructions for Namewee to report back on Nov 26.
  • Investigators are awaiting post-mortem and toxicology findings, after which papers will be resubmitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
  • Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar said there are presently no leads linking Namewee to causing Hsieh’s death.
  • Kuala Lumpur police say he was the last person seen with Hsieh, whose Oct 22 death was reclassified as murder on Nov 4.
  • Separate drug charges from Oct 24 remain pending after nine pills were seized and urine tests returned positives for multiple substances, which he denies.