PARLIAMENT will this month receive a report on appointments of four government agency chiefs, said William Leong, the chairman of the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on major public appointments.

The four are that of the chiefs of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) and Election Commission, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and chief justice.

MACC chief Latheefa Koya was summoned by the committee last June where she was asked to explain her vision, mission and focus, among others.

This was after Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s move of appointing Latheefa drew criticism as it was done without consulting the cabinet or PSC.

Leong said then a report will be tabled in Parliament on the outcome of the meeting.

Dr Mahathir, however, later said the appointments of the EC chair and its members, MACC chief commissioner, and members of the Judicial Appointments Commission and the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will go through the committee from now on.

Asked if the other three were summoned to the committee’s hearing like Latheefa, Leong said the committee engaged with the respective agencies instead of the individuals.

“We have already discussed with most of them, so we are now in the process of finalising the report. We hope in the next two to three weeks to table the report,” Leong told The Malaysian Insight.

At this juncture, the committee has been given the approval by the government to look into the four positions but more will be added from time to time, he said.

Leong previously sought a meeting with Dr Mahathir to clarify the committee’s scope in future appointments for senior positions.

Dr Mahathir decided to let them look into the appointment for the four posts and the message was relayed to the committee. – November 12, 2019.