KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has guaranteed that every corruption case investigation will be conducted with full transparency.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki said every action taken by the agency is clear and uncompromising, and asked all parties to remain calm so that investigations could be conducted in detail for better results.
He also asked the public not to have a negative perception of cases under investigation, and to give MACC time and space, especially when the country is facing challenges due to Covid-19.
“(For instance), the court decision yesterday is a process that has to be taken. Facing negative comments from the public will give rise to only a negative perception of the commission. It is as if MACC has not carried out its duties.
“We ask everyone to remain calm because (there are) limitations that we face (when conducting investigations).”
He said no one could stop the commission’s every action, and it is only time that will determine the pace of an investigation being conducted.
“But what I’m asking for is some patience, and I guarantee that our actions will always proceed as before.”
Yesterday, former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad was found guilty on nine corruption charges involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak.
High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali was reported to have found that the defence by Isa, 71, was a mere denial, and the accused failed to raise reasonable doubts against the prosecution’s case.
In another matter, a former Mara Inc chairman carrying a “Datuk” title, was arrested by MACC yesterday, and will be charged today on 22 counts for allegedly receiving bribes totalling RM33.45 million from controversial property purchases in Melbourne, Australia. – Bernama, February 5, 2021
