This follows the decision of the same court on December 15 which allowed the IRB's application to obtain a direct judgment in its suit against the senior lawyer to obtain arrears of income tax for the Assessment Years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Lokman was sentenced on July 15, 2021, after Kuala Lumpur High Court found him guilty for intimidating a key witness in 1MDB trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
The Attorney-General’s Chamber has withdrawn its appeal against Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s acquittal and discharge over money laundering charges.
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied all allegations made by his former bodyguard Sirul Azhar Umar during an interview aired on Al Jazeera’s 101 East programme on the 2006 murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
