AG to lead special committee probing Azam Baki’s shareholding

AG to lead special committee probing Azam Baki’s shareholding

KUALA LUMPUR: Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar will head the special committee tasked with investigating shareholding allegations against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki.

In a statement, Chief Secretary Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said the committee will also include Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican and Public Services director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.

“The committee will carry out a thorough investigation to ensure that due process is observed and justice is served,” he added.

“The findings and recommendations of the investigation will be presented to the Prime Minister and the Disciplinary Authority for further consideration in accordance with the applicable laws.”

Azam had earlier said that he was fully open to scrutiny and had nothing to hide, stressing that all his financial and asset declarations were made in accordance with prevailing public service regulations and through prescribed official channels.

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“I am fully open to being investigated by any independent committee established by the government to specifically examine matters relating to my shareholding.

“I have nothing to hide. All financial and asset declarations have been made in accordance with the prevailing public service regulations and through the prescribed official channels, as required of every public officer,” he said in a statement today.

Azam recently said that his previous shareholding in a financial services company was conducted transparently and above board.

Azam told the New Straits Times that he had nothing to hide regarding the RM800,000 worth of shares, noting that the transaction had been properly declared.

“I made the declaration on this, including sources of my income through the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) to the Public Service Department. All transparent,” he said.