Lawyers for an ex-diplomat have sent a letter of representation for him to be spared being charged in court over the alleged cultivation of 102 cannabis plants at his home in Janda Baik, Pahang.

The letter to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) also seeks for his son to be charged in court for a lesser offence.

The defence counsel for the father and son, Rahmat Hazlan, confirmed with Malaysiakini that...