MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Azam Baki has stressed that he will not resign as pressure mounts on him to do so over his share ownership controversy.
Instead, he said, only the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could terminate his service.
According to a Sinar Harian report today, Azam has asked all parties to be patient as the truth will be revealed eventually.
“I will be firm and steadfast in my stand not to resign as there is no need for me to do so,” he was quoted as saying.
“Only one individual who is the most qualified to terminate me is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.”
Azam said apart from the king’s decision, he does not care about any other party that is calling for his resignation.
“Other than that, I don’t care about any demands from certain parties,” he said.
He also said he had “surrendered” to the MACC committees for investigation and he believed that one day everyone would know the truth.
Azam hopes that all parties will be patient as the investigations are underway.
“One day at the right time, everyone will know the truth,” he said.
He also said he had followed all the protocols and did what was right and never appealed to any party to favour him regarding the share ownership allegations he is facing.
Azam said as the chief commissioner, he did not have to follow any party with a specific political agenda.
“The first thing I need to give priority to is providing feedback to the MACC advisory board members,” he said.
“They are the people I need to respect and need to know this first.”
At present, the Securities Commission (SC) and police are investigating Azam over the latter’s corporate share ownership.
He is reported to have acquired 2.15 million shares in Excel Force MSC Bhd in 2015 as well as 1.93 million shares in Gets Global Bhd the same year and 1.02 million shares in Gets Global the following year.
Last week, the SC said it would be questioning Azam about the transactions.
Azam said he would cooperate with the SC in its investigation into the use of his trading account by his brother. – January 12, 2022.
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No Sir, you have to "surrrender" to an independent body of persons to investigate, not the MACC Committees, not even the PDRM. Birds of the feather cannot investigate each other.
There is a Parliamentary Committee for such a purpose. If there is nothing to hide, voluntarily appear before the Parliamentary Committee. All you have to do (the most important thing) is to account for the money used to buy all those shares.
Posted 2 years ago by Ravinder Singh · Reply