Thu Sep 12 01:39:00 UTC 2024: ## Former Aide to PM Anwar Ibrahim Faces Charges for Drug and Firearm Possession

**KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12:** Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, a former research assistant to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was escorted to the court complex today to face criminal charges related to the alleged possession of a firearm and drugs. Yusoff, who was arrested last week, is expected to be charged at a Magistrate’s Court under the Arms Act and Dangerous Drugs Act.

Yusoff was reportedly found with a pistol and ganja (cannabis) in a car he was traveling in during his arrest. He arrived at the courthouse wearing a dark blue T-shirt with his hair unkempt, under heavy police security.

Yusoff is represented by lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali.

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