PUTRAJAYA (Dec 5): The Federal Court was informed on Tuesday that the defence for former Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam had sent a letter of representation to the attorney general on Monday.

Counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said if the representation is accepted, Lokman's appeal (for contempt) is not necessary, following his conviction for intimidating a 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) witness.

Shafee further clarified that should the AG or public prosecutor make a decision, the deputy public prosecutor will appear for the court.

The defence also sought an adjournment of Tuesday's proceedings.

Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar for the prosecution confirmed to the three-member bench led by Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Mohd Zabidin Md Diah that the representation letter was filed.

"We cannot comment on the letter of representation. We need time to study it.

"Hence, we have no objection to the adjournment sought by the defence," Dusuki added.

Lokman was scheduled to appeal over him being found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to one month's jail.

This follows him being convicted of intimidating Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, a 1MDB witness and former aide of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, via a video posting in 2019.

Lokman was found guilty by the High Court, and the conviction was upheld by a three-member Court of Appeal bench in October last year.

Following Tuesday's representation, Zabidin along with Federal Court judges Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusoff and Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal granted an adjournment to Feb 14 next year for the hearing date.

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