PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Lokman Noor Adam has sent a letter of representation to the Attorney-General's Chambers (A-GC) for a review of his contempt of court charge for intimidating a witness in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial.
The Umno Supreme Council member was sentenced to a month in jail after being found guilty of the offence by the High Court two years ago.
As such, the Federal Court today adjourned Lokman's appeal proceeding to Feb 14 pending the disposal of his application.
The committal proceeding was instituted against Lokman by former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas.
It was done after Lokman was accused of threatening one of the key witnesses in the trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving the misappropriation of RM2.28 billion of 1MDB funds.
In the application to initiate the committal proceedings, Thomas alleged that Lokman had been in contempt of court, perpetrated on two occasions on Sept 25, 2019.
Thomas had sought an order for Lokman to be imprisoned or fined for contempt.
Lokman had in a video interview uttered words implying a threat against Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin for having given evidence against Najib in the trial.
Amhari was the former special officer to Najib.
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