PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court right here right this moment imposed a bond of good behaviour for one 12 months on UMNO supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam for contempt of court involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.
When delivering the unanimous choice, Justice Tan Sri Nallini Pathmanathan, who presided with Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang and Datuk Abu Bakar Jais, additionally allowed Lokman Noor’s enchantment to put aside a one-month jail sentence after the appellant made an apology in open court.
“Having thought of the regret expressed by the appellant and matched with the broad and in depth enterprise he has given to not repeat such behaviour within the physique of the apology, we’re of the view that the sentence of imprisonment might not be essentially the most applicable punishment to mete out, given this modification,“ Justice Nallini stated.
The choose stated from the enchantment information and the judgments handed down by the courts under, it’s evident that the appellant’s failure to right away tender his apology and specific his regret contributed significantly to the sentence imposed by the decrease courts.
“We have additionally given consideration to the truth that the issuance of an apology in itself doesn’t exonerate a contemnor in each case. However, it does have an effect on the sentence to be imposed.
“We, due to this fact, order that the sentence of imprisonment of one month be put aside and be substituted with a bond of good behaviour for a time period of one 12 months, which means that within the occasion the appellant repeats the contempt, then he shall be recalled to this court and sentenced for breach of such bond,“ she stated.
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