Lokman Adam Detained Probed For Criminal Intimidation

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Former Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam was detained by the police yesterday.
The police were believed to have approached him at a restaurant while he was broadcasting a talk about Budget 2021 via Facebook live on his Facebook page.
Harian Metro reported that Lokman was in his restaurant located near the Putra World Trade Centre around 11pm.
Towards the end of the 28-minute video, Lokman was seen looking off the camera and said that several police officers had come for him.
"Tonight several police officers are here for me. I don't know what they want. I think enough for tonight, I don't want to keep them waiting for too long," he was heard saying.
Later, in a separate post, Lokman publicly asked for a lawyer to be sent to the Classified Unit Investigation Department at Bukit Aman police headquarters and contact one Inspector Nasir.
"I have been detained under Section 506," he posted.
Section 506 deals with criminal intimidation.
Bukit Aman CID deputy director Mior Faridalathrash Wahid, when contacted, confirmed the arrest and said the police would issue a statement in regard to the matter.
This is not the first time Lokman has been probed by the police.
In October last year, Lokman, who is known to be a staunch supporter of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, was charged with inciting or likely to incite the public to commit any offence against any other class or community at the Magistrate's Court in Shah Alam.
In February this year, he was sacked from Umno after he purportedly released an audio recording that depicted Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's apparent attempt to persuade party leaders to team up with then prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Under the previous BN government, Lokman was a communications director at the Finance Ministry. - Mkini

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