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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

Ex-Malaysian PM’s lawyer pressures Netflix to take down documentary

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur
Najib Razak resigned after 1MDB scandal and Umno party was ousted after 61 years in power Photograph: AP

A lawyer acting for the disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has called for the takedown of a Netflix documentary about a multibillion-dollar fraud scandal that occurred under his administration.

Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lead defence counsel for Najib, who is serving a 12-year sentence on corruption charges, said Man on the Run was “sub judice and contemptuous”, according to local media reports.

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