ANY complaint against public officials must be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the law, not based on perception or political motivation.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed that the investigation carried out should also not be done hastily.
“Even if the alleged offence is serious, any investigation must be done according to the legal process. Just like what is being done now in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) case.
“We cannot pass judgment just because it happens that we do not like a particular person or that he is not from our group or that we have a grudge,” he said during a meeting with the Prime Minister and members of the Home Ministry (KDN) today.
Also present were Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar and Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail.
Earlier this month, Bloomberg claimed that MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki owned 17.7 million shares in Velocity Capital Partner Bhd, a financial services company listed on Bursa Malaysia, based on Velocity Capital's annual filing with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) on February 3 last year.
The value of the holding was estimated at almost RM800,000 as of the close of trading on February 9.
Azam, 62, however, denied all the allegations. He reportedly said that the matter was not hidden and had been fully declared, and that the shares in question, which were purchased last year, had been disposed of in the same year.
The government has since established a Special Investigation Committee led by Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to conduct an investigation into Azam's share ownership issue.
The results and recommendations of the investigation will be presented to the prime minister and the Disciplinary Authority for further consideration according to due procedure. – February 19, 2026
