KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam remains a free man after the prosecution withdrew its appeal against his acquittal and discharge on a charge of spreading false news regarding the death of a police officer that was attributed to the Covid-19 vaccine three years ago.
Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Badiuszaman Ahmad told High Court judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid yesterday that he had received instructions to withdraw the appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court, which had acquitted and discharged Lokman, Bernama reported.
