Namewee opts for social work instead of jail time


No prison: Wee being escorted from the Sessions Court in Muar, Johor.

MUAR: Controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee has opted to do three months of social work instead of going to jail after he pleaded guilty to insulting a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) officer some five years ago.

The artiste, or better known as Namewee, pleaded guilty to uttering abusive words in Mandarin towards Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Hamat.

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