Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam remains a free man after the prosecution today withdrew its appeal against his acquittal and discharge on a charge of spreading false news regarding the death of a police officer due to vaccination three years ago.

Deputy public prosecutor Badiuszaman Ahmad told High Court judge Azhar Abdul Hamid that he had received instructions to withdraw the appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court which acquitted and discharged Lokman (above).

On June 23 last year, Sessions Court judge Nor Hasniah Ab Razak discharged and acquitted Lokman...