Lokman a wanted man after illegal rally fiasco

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 7 years ago · Published on 8 Sep 2018 12:18PM · 6 Comments

Lokman Noor Adam and his supporters clash with police attempting to stop the illegal gathering from marching towards the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur last night. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, September 8, 2018.

UMNO Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam is in trouble with the law after the fiasco outside the Sogo shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Lokman and his supporters clashed with police who attempted to stop the illegal gathering from marching towards the Dang Wangi district police headquarters.

Tempers flared, followed by pushing and shoving between Lokman’s supporters and the police.

Video footage showed heated exchanges between the Umno man and the district police chief Shaharudin Abdullah.

No arrests were made last night, but Shaharudin told The Malaysian Insight today that Lokman will be called to have his statement recorded soon.

“Yes, we will be calling him soon. My investigating officer will set an appointment,” Shaharudin said.

The gathering last night was to protest the decision by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to drop charges of graft against Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Carrying placards, the group also called for the removal of Attorney-General Tommy Thomas.

People at the gathering in Kuala Lumpur last night protest the decision by the Attorney-General's Chambers to drop charges of graft against Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, and call for the removal of Attorney-General Tommy Thomas. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, September 8, 2018.

They had initially gathered outside the Sogo shopping mall, where Lokman gave a speech and were about to move towards the Dang Wangi police station when the cops moved in.

“Who are you to stop Malaysians from lodging a police report? Since when have Malaysians been disallowed from lodging reports?” Lokman asked the police in the video footage captured.

Defending his action to stop the protesters from marching, Shaharudin said that the organisers of the rally had not submitted a notice to the police prior to the gathering.

“The rally is being investigated under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. Their actions of marching without submitting a notice is an offence,” he added.

Before pandemonium broke out, Lokman accused the buskers nearby of turning up the loudspeakers to “sabotage” the protest.

He later told a press conference that he had asked police to deal with the buskers, but officers refused to do so.

The Malaysian Insight has contacted Lokman and is awaiting his response. – September 8, 2018.

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  • Is PH goverment sleeping or to scared of these umno goons...........najib must be smiling foolishly with his pale lips.....no more pinkish.

    Posted 7 years ago by Azis Yusoff · Reply

  • Just lock this baboon in a cage. It has created a lot of nuisance lately. Look like it is preparing itself to take over Jamal Jamban role.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Another creation of Jamal 2, lock him up for 7 days and he will come out crawling with his tail between his legs. Let him taste what life is in prison cell.

    Posted 7 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • JUst send him to the dentist and pull out a tooth without anesthetic

    Posted 7 years ago by Watchdog Watchdog · Reply

  • Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 is UMNO's own creation, why denounce it now as a human rights abuse just because polis stopped an illegal assembly? If Tommy Thomas has done something wrong, please take him to court. Lock Man needs to understand new Malaysia operates on the rule of law.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply