COMMENT | The latest goings-on in Malaysia, where a judge is under siege, could well be the subject of a Netflix series. Allow me to write a short brief for one which should be a blockbuster success rivalling that of, if not, ‘The Crown’, then ‘The Anatomy of a Scandal’.

Series synopsis

A judge, elevated to the second-highest court of the land after a brilliant career at the High Court where he sentenced a former prime minister to a heavy jail sentence and massive fines, faces allegations of financial malfeasance. He is unwittingly pulled into a plot to return the former PM - the biggest kleptocrat the world has ever known with billions coming into his accounts - and his party to power in the forthcoming general elections. A tale of unthinkable deceit, filled with twists and turns to rival the most intriguing of political sagas. Will the judge succeed in clearing his name? Will the people be taken in? Will the ex-PM’s party win the elections? What happens to the country and its people if it does?

Key cast

The Judge

The kleptocrat ex-PM

His co-conspirator, a podgy, Chinese whizz-kid

The two-time, two-timing PM

The aspiring prime ministerial candidate

The new finance minister

The new attorney-general

The new, new PM 1

The new, new PM 2

The current leader of the ex-PM’s party

The anti-corruption agency head

Season 1: Synopsis...