KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia's most wanted man Low Taek Jho is seeking to stop the public release of a documentary on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal called The Kleptocrats, according to US entertainment news report.

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reported today that London-based law firm Schillings is acting on behalf of the fugitive better known as Jho Low and has issued legal letters to several distributors and platforms for the documentary, asking that the film be removed from their catalogues.

The law firm claims the movie defames Low as the main figure in the 1MDB saga and has infringed on copyright by using video footage that is potentially prejudicial to several ongoing lawsuits.

THR reported that th...