Shafee receives show cause notice from AGC over 'Nazi Germany' comment
Yiswaree Palansamy
Published: Jun 27, 2025 5:25 PM
Updated: 7:25 PM
Summary
- Shafee Abdullah confirmed receiving a show-cause letter from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over his controversial “Nazi Germany” remark regarding Najib Abdul Razak’s royal addendum case.
- The AGC has given him seven days to provide a satisfactory response or face criminal prosecution for contempt of court.
- Shafee’s law firm previously clarified the remark was made during an exchange with a journalist and was not intended to undermine the judiciary or any particular judge.
Senior lawyer Shafee Abdullah today confirmed receiving a show-cause letter from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over his controversial “Nazi Germany” remark.
The remark was made in relation to former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s royal addendum case.
“I confirm that I have received it (the letter). I am surprised that apart from me, reporters are aware of this too, since this was delivered to me in person, confidentially, close to midnight at a shopping mall.
“The notice is meant to be only for me to know, and since I have no interest in publicising it, I can only guess who publicised it,” Shafee told Malaysiakini when contacted.
News about the notice was first published in Free Malaysia Today. Malaysiakini contacted Shafee to confirm the authenticity of the letter.
In the letter dated June 23, the AG gave Shafee seven days to provide a satisfactory response, failing which criminal prosecution will be initiated against his remark.
The letter, signed by deputy public prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin on behalf of AG Dusuki Mokhtar, was sent pursuant to Order 52, Rule 2B of the Rules of Court 2012.
Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar
The provision stipulates that a formal notice to show cause why a person should not be imprisoned or fined for contempt of court must be served personally.
The letter claimed that Shafee, who acts as Najib’s legal representative, had issued the disputed remark, which allegedly questioned the legitimacy of the Kuala Lumpur High Court, during a press conference on May 29.
Noting that the press conference was also livestreamed on Najib’s Facebook page, the letter asserted that Shafee’s statement implicitly suggested the court failed to carry out its functions following the law.
“The words you spoke (during the press conference), taken as a whole, carry a clear risk of undermining public confidence in the administration of justice and amount to an interference with the administration of justice.
“By the actions mentioned above, you have scandalised the judiciary by questioning the decision relating to (Najib’s) legal action in the Kuala Lumpur High Court,” the letter read.
Remark related to royal addendum case
Malaysiakini previously reported that Shafee had compared ongoing judicial proceedings concerning Najib’s royal addendum hearing to Nazi-era governance, criticising a court order to temporarily stop all proceedings linked to the royal addendum.
The provision stipulates that a formal notice to show cause why a person should not be imprisoned or fined for contempt of court must be served personally.
The letter claimed that Shafee, who acts as Najib’s legal representative, had issued the disputed remark, which allegedly questioned the legitimacy of the Kuala Lumpur High Court, during a press conference on May 29.
Noting that the press conference was also livestreamed on Najib’s Facebook page, the letter asserted that Shafee’s statement implicitly suggested the court failed to carry out its functions following the law.
“The words you spoke (during the press conference), taken as a whole, carry a clear risk of undermining public confidence in the administration of justice and amount to an interference with the administration of justice.
“By the actions mentioned above, you have scandalised the judiciary by questioning the decision relating to (Najib’s) legal action in the Kuala Lumpur High Court,” the letter read.
Remark related to royal addendum case
Malaysiakini previously reported that Shafee had compared ongoing judicial proceedings concerning Najib’s royal addendum hearing to Nazi-era governance, criticising a court order to temporarily stop all proceedings linked to the royal addendum.
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak
He argued that the High Court’s stay order only applies to current proceedings, not future ones like the contempt hearing against former attorney-general Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh.
The day after the press conference, Shafee’s law firm, Shafee and Co, clarified that the remark was made during an exchange with a journalist and should be understood in its proper context.
The firm added that the comment was not intended to undermine the judiciary or any particular judge, but for the purpose of educating the public and reinforcing public confidence in the courts.
He argued that the High Court’s stay order only applies to current proceedings, not future ones like the contempt hearing against former attorney-general Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh.
The day after the press conference, Shafee’s law firm, Shafee and Co, clarified that the remark was made during an exchange with a journalist and should be understood in its proper context.
The firm added that the comment was not intended to undermine the judiciary or any particular judge, but for the purpose of educating the public and reinforcing public confidence in the courts.
The Bar Council should institute proceedings to disbar Shaffee from practicing law in "Nazi Germany* as he says.
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