00:00The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court has acquitted controversial singer Wee Mengqi, also known as Nam Wee, of a drug use charge.
00:08Magistrate S. Arunjothi made the order after Deputy Public Prosecutor Amritprik Kauranjawa informed the court that Wee's urine test had returned a negative result.
00:19She also said that the prosecution was withdrawing the charge against him.
00:24The court also granted Wee a full acquittal.
00:27Wee had pleaded not guilty to two charges under Sections 39A, Subsection 1 and Section 15, Subsection 1, Paragraph A of the Dangerous Drugs Act relating to the possession and use of drugs.
00:40Meanwhile, his drug possession case has been fixed for mention on January 19th next year.
00:46Wee was arrested on October 22nd at a hotel in the capital where nine blue pills suspected to be ecstasy were found in his room.
00:55Police claim that he's tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine, ketamine and THC.
01:02He was charged in court two days later.
01:05Mirato, FMT.
