MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Azalina Othman Said said she had provided an oral reply in the Dewan Rakyat on February 23 on the leak of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) probe into Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali and its outcome.

In a statement last night, she said Tenggara MP Manndzri Nasib and Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan had both raised the issue.

Azalina said she had explained that MACC, through a letter dated February 21 had informed it had submitted a report on Nazlan to the chief justice in connection with the breach of the Judges’ Code of Ethics 2009.

“I have also informed the Dewan Rakyat this matter is under the purview of the chief justice in accordance with clauses 3 and 3A of article 125 of the Federal Constitution.

“My reply to Messrs Shafee & Co’s letter is in line with my answer in the Dewan Rakyat as well as the facts that I am aware of this matter in carrying out my duties as a member of the administration to parliament,” she said.

Azalina has also asked the law firm to submit an official application to the MACC if they intend to obtain the results of the investigation.  

“As I have emphasised before in the Dewan Rakyat, any matter related to this is under the jurisdiction of the judiciary.

“The government always respects and continues to abide by the principle of the separation of powers doctrine,” she added. – Bernama, April 7, 2023.