Prosecution withdraws appeal against Lokman Adam in fake news case


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KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam (pic) remains a free man after the prosecution withdrew its appeal against his acquittal and discharge on a charge of spreading false news.

DPP Datuk Badiuszaman Ahmad told High Court judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid on Wednesday (Sept 4) he had received instructions to withdraw the appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court which acquitted and discharged Lokman.

On June 23 last year, Sessions judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak discharged and acquitted Lokman of the charge after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against him.

On Oct 1, 2021 Lokman pleaded not guilty to a charge of spreading false news through an audio-visual recording about the death of a police officer linked to vaccination.

The information was allegedly disseminated through Facebook under the profile name "Lokman Adam" at 10.38pm on April 9, 2021.

The recording was then viewed at the office of the Cyber and Multimedia Crime Investigation Division, Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Bukit Aman police headquarters here at 8.55pm on April 11 that year.

On Nov 7 last year, Lokman was also acquitted and discharged on a charge of spreading false news through audio-visual recordings about the Covid-19 virus. – Bernama

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