Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today warned the government against considering former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's request to take down the “Man on the Run” documentary from Netflix.

In a statement, LFL director Zaid Malek said it would be unlawful for Putrajaya to consider or allow such an application because Netflix is an over-the-top internet streaming service platform and thus not subjected to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA).

On top of this, it stressed that...