“Man on the Run” director Cassius Michael Kim is surprised by the petition to ban the film, saying that no one from former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s camp had contacted him since the interview was conducted in April 2022.

He told Malaysiakini that Najib himself was aware of any potential for sub judice and warned at the start of their interview that he might have to shut it down should such a situation occur, but at no point did that happen.