Police on the hunt for Namewee, KL chief cop says rapper possibly gone into hiding


KUALA LUMPUR: The police are on the hunt for local rapper Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, in connection with the death of a Taiwanese social media influencer.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the 42-year-old could not be located after the case was reclassified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

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