Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim today called a Facebook post by former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak a “criminal offence for contempt of court”.

The PKR lawmaker, who is also a lawyer, said the posting was malicious and a deliberate defamation of the court, tarnishing the court’s reputation with a scandal that will create a negative impact on the judicial system.

“From my reading of the above Facebook post, I conclude that the...