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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam (photo) has been unable to set aside again the license obtained by the Attorney General (AG) to initiate a commission procedure against him for allegedly intimidating a witness at Datuk Seri Najib Razak Caja Bhd’s 1 Malaysian Development (1MDB).
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeals led by Judge Datuk Yaacob Md Sam unanimously dismissed Lokman’s appeal on Wednesday (May 13) and argued that the High Court did not make any mistake in allowing the license application by the AG will begin contempt proceedings, which justify the intervention of this court.
The opinion panel said that a notice to show the cause regarding the commission proceedings had been given with explanations and details as stated in the affidavit.
“It is sufficient notice to the appellant (Lokman). Therefore, we dismissed the appeal,” said Judge Yaacob, who presided over the appeal with Justices Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah and Datuk Wira Ahmad Nasfy Yasin.
The panel issued the ruling after hearing submissions from Lokman’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and Deputy Prosecutor Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, who appeared for the AG.
Shafee informed the panel that he would file an appeal against today’s decision in Federal Court.
On January 14, 2020, Supreme Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah dismissed Lokman’s request to set aside the license obtained by the AG after the court was satisfied that the fact and nature of the alleged contempt were sufficiently brought to the attention of the defendant (Lokman)
On October 22 of last year, Judge Sequerah granted permission to the GA at that time, Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, to initiate a commission process against Lokman for contempt of the judicial acts perpetrated on two occasions on September 25 of last year. .
Thomas, 68, who was appointed by then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on June 4, 2018, for a two-year term to replace Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, resigned from the post on February 29 of this year. .
Thomas began the commissioning process against Lokman by seeking an order for Lokman to be sent to prison or fined for his action.
According to Thomas, on September 25 of last year, Lokman spoke words in a video interview, constituting an express or implicit threat against Amhari Efendi for having presented evidence in the Najib trial in the High Court.
Thomas said the same day, Lokman filed a police report against Amhari, who was the eighth prosecution witness, regarding the evidence he gave at the former prime minister’s trial.
The purpose or purpose of the defendant’s act, the AG said, was to harass and intimidate Amhari, other witnesses, and any possible witnesses who may appear to present evidence against Najib at the 1MDB trial. – Bernama
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