COMMUNICATIONS Minister Fahmi Fadzil is set to meet with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to examine the demand made by former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s lawyer for the government to instruct the streaming application service, Netflix, to remove and prohibit the screening of the documentary titled “Man on the Run”.

Fahmi stated that the meeting would occur soon and would involve a thorough examination of various legal aspects before any decision is made on the matter.

“I and MCMC have just received the letter. Some initial views have been conveyed, but I think it needs to be given some consideration because we need to ensure it is based on the law.

“We need to examine this because it has been raised in court. So several things need to be investigated, especially the legal aspects,” he said when met after inaugurating the ceramic art exhibition “Raaqoo, Life Magnified – The Main Show” by ceramic artist Adil Ghani in Petaling Jaya today.

Recently, Najib’s lawyer demanded that the government instruct Netflix to take down and prohibit the airing of the documentary related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Messrs Shafee & Co said “Man on the Run”, written and directed by Cassius Michael Kim, is sub judice and detrimental to Najib’s defence in the ongoing 1MDB trial.

Meanwhile, Fahmi said he would discuss with the MyCreative Ventures Group (MyCreative) to identify local artists who could be featured to produce special artworks that could be used as official gifts for the government.

“Previously, for me as the communication minister, we had some gifts that we might commonly use. But for this year, maybe I will ask the team in the ministry to consider, why not find local artists to produce some special pieces for special occasions.

“I will discuss with MyCreative, which has helped many local artists, how we can work on gifts like this. This is among other things a sign of support (for local artists),” he said. – Bernama, January 13, 2024.