KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has urged the public to avoid speculation or defamatory comments following the High Court's acquittal of former research assistant Muhammed Yusoff Rawther on drug trafficking and weapons-related charges.

According to a report published today in Free Malaysia Today, the AGC in a statement said it respected the court's decision and the judge's reasoning, while acknowledging the case's high public interest.

"The administration of justice must not be compromised by trial by media, public insinuations, social status, or perception," it said.

Yusoff, who was held in remand for nine months, was acquitted yesterday of drug trafficking and possessing two imitation pistols, claiming ...