SINGER, songwriter and composer Yasin Sulaiman recently revealed that he has successfully written 13 new songs while behind bars since March 2022.
The 47-year-old even came up with a list of singers whom he believes can sing his new singles.
“InsyaAllah, once I am out of jail, I will record these songs and share them with fans. I may or may not sing all of them, and I’ve got a list of people whom I believe are suited for these songs,” he said.
Yasin was met at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court recently, where he was supposed to enter his defence on three drug-related charges.
The hearing was, however, postponed as the prosecution team had to excuse themselves as a result of an emergency. Sessions Court Judge Faiz Dziyauddin fixed October 23 for the case to continue.
The “Mimpi Laila” hitmaker was charged with self-administration of the drug “11-nor-delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid” at the Narcotics Office of the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 11.05pm on March 24 last year.
He was also charged with possessing cannabis-type drugs weighing 193.7g and cultivating 17 cannabis plants in plastic pots in his residence at Persiaran Surian Damansara Indah Resort Homes, PJU 3, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya at 5.30pm on the same date.
The drug possession charge under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act and punishable under Section 39A(2) of the same Act carries life imprisonment or not less than five years with no less than 10 strokes of the rotan, if convicted. Meanwhile, the cannabis cultivation charge under Section 6B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act and punishable under Section 6B(3) of the same Act provides for life imprisonment and no less than six strokes of the rotan, if convicted.
