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1MDB scandal: Anwar says Malaysia may approve Najib’s request to ban Man On The Run Netflix show
- Najib’s lawyers contended that the statements by several individuals in the documentary were in contempt of court as his corruption trial was still ongoing
- The show spotlights the fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low’s dealings with the plundered state investment fund
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said his government was willing to consider former leader Najib Razak’s request for a removal and ban of the “Man On The Run” documentary on Netflix.
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“We will consider it,” Anwar said when responding to questions from the media about the official letter that Najib had submitted to the communications ministry to take action against the airing of the show by the US-based video streaming platform.
“Man On The Run” spotlights the fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, and his dealings with the controversial state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
In the 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 Tommy Thomas and Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, were in contempt of court as Najib’s 1MDB corruption trial was still ongoing at the High Court.
In the letter dated January 11, the team urged the government to have the documentary removed and restrain the platform from further screening it.
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It was addressed to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Mohamad Salim Fateh Din and MCMC chief compliance officer Zulkairnain Mohd Yasin.
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