KUALA LUMPUR – Proceedings in a drug case involving controversial rapper Namewee at two Magistrates’ Courts here were postponed today after the musician fell ill.
His lawyer, Joshua Tay, informed the courts in two separate proceedings before Magistrates Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim and S. Arunjothy that Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, had contracted Influenza A.
“The bailor to my client has provided a three-day medical certificate from a private hospital, together with a medical report confirming that he has Influenza A.
“Therefore, I ask that this case be fixed for another short date,” he said during a brief interview with the media.
Deputy public prosecutors Vivi’ Asnitha Zaina’ Larifin and Izzat Amir Idham appeared for the prosecution.
The courts subsequently fixed Dec 22 and Jan 19, respectively, for mention.
It was previously reported that Namewee was charged on Oct 24 with two separate offences: possession of ecstasy and self-administration of several other drugs, including amphetamine and methamphetamine.
The 42-year-old faces one charge of possessing 5.12g of ecstasy in a room on the 55th floor of a hotel along Jalan Conlay at about 4.30pm on Oct 22.
The charge, framed under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and punishable under Section 39A(1), carries a jail term of between two and five years and between three and nine strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
He was also charged with self-administering amphetamine, methamphetamine, tetrahydrocannabinol and ketamine at the toilet of the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters at about 7.15pm on the same day.
That charge, framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Act, carries a maximum fine of RM5,000 or imprisonment of up to two years, as well as supervision for a period of between two and three years, if convicted.
Namewee is currently out on RM4,000 bail. – December 18, 2025