MPs lodge police report against MACC chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Four PKR MPs have lodged a police report against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki over his role in the purchase of publicly traded stocks. In the police report, the PKR MPs urged the authorities to investigate Azam after he said he allowed his brother, Nasir Baki,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Four PKR MPs have lodged a police report against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki over his role in the purchase of publicly traded stocks.
In the police report, the PKR MPs urged the authorities to investigate Azam after he said he allowed his brother, Nasir Baki, to buy shares using his trading account in 2015.
Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir said Azam’s revelation raised serious doubts and suspicions as it potentially violated Section 25 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 (Sicda), which states that every security account opened with a central depository must be in the name of the beneficial owner of the deposited securities or in the name of an authorised nominee.
Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik, Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah and Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil were the three other PKR MPs who lodged the police report at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters today.
After lodging the report, Akmal told a press conference that he did not agree with PAS’s statement earlier today in which its secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the party was satisfied with Azam’s explanation on his alleged ownership of shares in public-listed companies.
Stating that it was too early for PAS to make such statements, Akmal also hoped that the authorities would conduct a proper investigation on the allegations against Azam.
Meanwhile, Fahmi, Maszlee and Maria called for the allegations to be discussed at a special session of the Dewan Rakyat, with Fahmi also calling for an independent investigation into the claims against Azam.
“From the beginning, I’ve said that the MACC cannot investigate itself. This will raise many questions,” Fahmi said.
“There needs to be a different and independent party to carry out the investigation – whether it is the police, a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), or for this to be brought to Parliament.”
At a press conference on Wednesday, Azam said that his superiors were informed when he allowed his brother, Nasir, to buy shares using his trading account in 2015 – when he headed the MACC’s investigations division.
While the MACC’s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB) said it had cleared Azam of any wrongdoing, opposition MPs have pointed out that the ACAB’s terms of reference do not give them the mandate to investigate or clear anyone of wrongdoing. — Free Malaysia Today