He left from Gate 2 in a black Range Rover at 4.20pm. He had earlier arrived at 3.10pm and managed to evade reporters who staked out outside Gate 2 of the Istana Negara since early Thursday (June 10) morning. Dozens of press members had staked out near Gate 2 at the Istana Negara since 10am this morning, as political leaders were set to meet with the King to deliberate the current political landscape and the Covid-19 pandemic. It was understood that Shafie had been in Kuala Lumpur since Wednesday (June 9) for his scheduled audience with the King on Thursday. He did not address the press outside of Gate 2 due to ongoing restrictions on Covid-19.