THE High Court in Kuala Lumpur today allowed the application by former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob for an injunction in his defamation suit against former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam.

Judge Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh made the ruling after the lawyers representing Ismail and Lokman agreed to the injunction order, which is in effect until the disposal of the case.

“The consent order is recorded as (in) the terms and draft. The court has fixed March 6 for case management,” said the judge.

Earlier, lawyer Joshua Tan, representing Ismail, said that both parties agreed on the order. The matter was also confirmed by lawyer Mohd Faiz Abd Rahim, representing Lokman.

Ismail alleges Lokman had on August 22 made defamatory statements in a video, “Bila Presiden Umno Panggil Tak Datang! Tapi PM Ada Masa Jumpa Mahathir – Lokman Adam (When Called by the Umno President, He Doesn’t Come! But the PM Has Time to See Mahathir – Lokman Adam)”.

He claimed the statements were malicious, defamatory and untrue, and uploaded on four social media accounts: Lokman Adam channel on Youtube, Lokman Noor Adam Official on Facebook, lokmanooradam on Instagram and datoklokmanadam on TikTok.

According to Ismail, Lokman said Ismail had met with Dr Mahathir Mohamad and planned or intended to plan with the former prime minister and other opposition political parties to remain as prime minister by turning his back and betraying Umno, which Ismail denied.

Ismail, 62, filed the suit on September 8, naming Lokman, 49, as the sole defendant.

On September 12, Ismail obtained an injunction against Lokman, requiring him to immediately delete all videos on his social media accounts that were the subject of the suit. – Bernama, January 5, 2023.