• 10 months ago
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has officially written to the Communications Ministry to take action against the airing of documentary "Man on the Run" on Netflix.

In a letter issued by Messrs Shafee and Co, Najib's defence team contended that the statements by several individuals in the documentary, including former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas and Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, were in contempt of court as Najib's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption trial was still ongoing at the High Court.

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00:00 Former Prime Minister Datuk Srinajib Razak has officially written to the Communications
00:07 Ministry to take action against the airing of documentary "Men on the Run" on Netflix.
00:14 In a letter issued by Meshers Shafi and Co, Najib's defence team said the statements by
00:19 several individuals in the documentary, including former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas
00:26 and Sarawak Report editor Claire Ryukasso-Brown, were in contempt of court as Najib's One Malaysia
00:33 Development Berhad corruption trial was still ongoing at the High Court.
00:38 The letter, dated 11 January, was addressed to Communications Minister Fahmy Fazil, Malaysian
00:44 Communications and Multimedia Commission Chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din and MCMC Chief
00:50 Compliance Officer Datuk Zulkanain Mohamad Yassin.
00:55 Najib's lawyers claimed the statements were defamatory and biased and they were never
00:59 proven in court of law, hence urging the Communications Ministry to take down the documentary and
01:05 restrain the platform for further airing it.
01:09 On 8 January, Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Mohamad Shafi Abdullah made his complaint about
01:14 the documentary to High Court Judge Justin Scottie Lawrence-Akwera during the 1MDB trial.
01:21 The show was first aired in cinemas in Singapore and was released on Netflix on 5 January.
01:27 -
01:33 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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