Roughing up anti-Najib protester a ‘small matter’, says Umno’s Lokman

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 5 years ago · Published on 22 Mar 2019 6:57PM · 9 Comments

Supporters of former prime minister Najib Razak roughing up a protester outside an event at Universiti Malaya today. Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam (right) says he was trying to break up the commotion. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 22, 2019.

UMNO Supreme Council Member Lokman Noor Adam has defended the way a group of Najib Razak supporters manhandled a student protester this afternoon.

He said the students, who were protesting against Najib near where the former prime minister was holding a meet-and-greet session outside Universiti Malaya, had at first been politely told to move away.

He also denied that he was gripping the student’s neck in images of the incident.

“I was (actually) trying to let him (the student) loose. The image depicts as if I was trying to hit him. But no, I was not hitting him. He was also holding my arm therefore it looked like we are in a scuffle,” Lokman told The Malaysian Insight.

“They were provoking, holding a picture of Najib as a clown face. I asked them why they are doing this and I ripped the poster because it was rude. It is not appropriate.”

Brushing the incident off as a “small matter”, the Najib loyalist said there was nothing more to discuss.

“If the police want to arrest me, they should also arrest the student. They were the ones provoking. I am defending my boss,” said Lokman.

“It was a small matter. The incident is already over. I am not planning to prolong this issue.”

Lokman Noor Adam ripping up the protester's clown caricature of former prime minister Najib Razak outside Universiti Malaya today. Lokman has called the incident a 'small matter'. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 22, 2019.

The ruckus took place across the road from where Najib was meeting people near UM.

The group of student protestors had held placards and a cut-out oversized clown face caricature of the former leader.

In a video posted on Lokman’s Facebook page, Najib’s supporters confront the student protesters. It also shows Lokman tearing up the cardboard caricature.

Another person in Lokman’s group then grabs the student by his neck in a reverse chokehold and tries to pull him over the railing separating the pavement and road. Others are seen in the video pulling at the protester’s hair and attacking him.

Lokman and several other supporters intervene and break up the fight. The protester was then shown walking away.

Some of the placards of the protesters had read: “Arrest Najib”, “Najib is shameless”, and “Where is RM2.6 billion?”.

Najib is facing at least 41 charges of money laundering and corruption in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.

Prosecutors believe at least US$4.5 billion (RM18.3 billion) was misappropriated from 1MDB. Najib has denied any wrongdoing. – March 22, 2019.

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  • Lobak you dengan papagomo sama jer. Besok PDRM akan cari you .

    Posted 5 years ago by John Fam · Reply

  • This is the same lobak who stood in the by election and lost! What a loser!

    Posted 5 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • Just stop the clown from giving any more cheramah, he is causing too much unrest!

    Posted 5 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • If it was the other way around, will it be also a small matter? The fact that Lokman is not in jail and is walking around provoking civil unrest and public commotion is a sad indictment of our police and security agencies. The authorities namely PDRM and AGC should do their duty to the public and prevent hoodlums like Lokman from disturbing the peace. Is that too much to ask of the authorities? What were the policemen present at the site of the commotion doing? Not playing the spectator, we hope.

    Posted 5 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply

    • Sadly to say,all the anticipation of PH government in being firm and just are just fooling ourselves. They are just paper tiger and that is why

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Report the matter to the police and let the police take appropriate action against Lokman. He should be charged for man handling the student and charged

    Posted 5 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • The police have to take action against those responsible as it was a peaceful protest without any provocation. To manhandle someone surely cannot be tolerated. The scumbags and hooligans are getting braver if no action is taken against them and this is not acceptable. Anyone can protest within the limits of the law but not to take things in their own hands. The rakyat is waiting for what action will be taken against the perpetrators

    Posted 5 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • UMNO is full of retards. Such behaviour in a university add another nail in the coffin.

    Someone make a police report and get these goons in jail.

    Mana IGP??

    Posted 5 years ago by Kenneth Tan · Reply

  • These are not mat rempit that you can buy support. These college students. Thank God. Now he knows the depth of his support and support for the moronic #bossku

    Posted 5 years ago by Mo Salleh · Reply