Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1
Malaysian Lawmakers Urge Release of 2 Probes Into Ex-MACC Chief Azam Baki's Shareholdings
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1

Malaysian Lawmakers Urge Release of 2 Probes Into Ex-MACC Chief Azam Baki's Shareholdings

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1

Summary

  • People’s Justice Party lawmakers pressed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government to publish findings from two investigations into former MACC chief Azam Baki’s stock holdings.
  • Wong Chen said both probes have been completed but none of their findings has been made public, sharpening questions over transparency in the case.
  • Azam retired as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in May, making the disclosure push a test of Anwar’s reform credentials on anti-graft oversight.

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