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Malaysian rapper Namewee was released connected bail Thursday aft the musician was named a "person of interest" successful an probe into the decease of a Taiwanese influencer, constabulary said.
Namewee, whose commencement sanction is Wee Meng Chee, was released until November 26 pending the results of an autopsy of Iris Hsieh, besides known arsenic Hsieh Yu-hsin oregon "nurse goddess" to fans, Kuala Lumpur constabulary main Fadil Marsus said successful a statement.
The instrumentalist has maintained his innocence, denying immoderate wrongdoing and said successful an Instagram station earlier this period that "the information volition talk for itself."
Following the autopsy, the probe volition beryllium referred backmost to the lawman nationalist prosecutor's office, Marsus added. Authorities did not connection the magnitude of the bail.
Hsieh, a 31-year-old influencer, was recovered dormant connected October 22 successful a bathtub astatine a high-end edifice successful the Malaysian capital. She was successful Malaysia to sermon a commercialized video Namewee had agreed to direct, her societal media manager previously told the BBC.
Namewee, 42, is believed to person been the past idiosyncratic with Hsieh earlier she died, constabulary said.
Namewee, an actor, filmmaker and outspoken hip-hop creator who chiefly sings successful Mandarin, has recovered occurrence successful China and Taiwan.
Malaysian rapper Wee Meng Chee, known by his signifier sanction Namewee, gestures during a property league successful Taipei connected November 15, 2021.
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Known for his trademark beanie, which connected juncture helium pairs with sunglasses, Namewee was blacklisted by Beijing successful 2021 aft helium penned a Mandarin opus mocking Chinese nationalists — that amassed much than 30 cardinal views connected YouTube.
Namewee is nary alien to controversy, however, sparking wide disapproval successful his location state implicit the 2007 merchandise of "Negarakuku", a parody of the Malaysian nationalist anthem.
He was besides detained successful Malaysia successful 2016 for respective days aft helium allegedly insulted Islam successful a video partially filmed wrong a mosque successful the Muslim-majority country. Namewee insisted the video for the opus "Oh My God" was intended to beforehand spiritual harmony, the BBC reported astatine the time.
Just 2 years later, helium was arrested again for insulting Islam with a Lunar New Year video that featured dancers wearing canine masks and performing suggestive moves.
Malaysian media reported Namewee contacted exigency services soon aft midnight connected Oct. 22 aft helium recovered Hsieh unresponsive successful the bathroom.
Police arrested Namewee that aforesaid day, aft they recovered 9 bluish pills believed to beryllium ecstasy successful the edifice room, the BBC reported. Namewee denied helium had utilized drugs but tested affirmative for respective illicit substances, including amphetamines, methamphetamine, ketamine and THC, constabulary said, according to the BBC.
He pleaded not blameworthy to the cause charges, the BBC reported.
Hsieh has over fractional a cardinal followers connected Instagram. She had 4 different societal media accounts suspended for "adult intersexual solicitation," CNA reported.
Hsieh's societal media manager, who asked lone to beryllium referred to arsenic Chris, told the BBC that her household were incapable to spell to Malaysia to travel up connected the lawsuit due to the fact that of their "severe disabilities."
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