{"id":26571,"date":"2022-01-07T17:55:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T09:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=26571"},"modified":"2022-01-10T10:16:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T02:16:02","slug":"maccs-integrity-is-on-the-rocks-what-is-ismail-sabri-doing-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/maccs-integrity-is-on-the-rocks-what-is-ismail-sabri-doing-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"MACC’s integrity is on the rocks, what is Ismail Sabri doing about it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Could the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Agencies under the Prime Minister\u2019s Department meet next week  and table a report on the conflict-of-interest allegations against the MACC Chief Commissioner in Parliament by January 20?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissioner (MACC) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki has opened the Pandora\u2019s Box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azam has not only plunged the MACC into its worst confidence crisis, not only in the 12-year history of MACC and 55-year history of Malaysia\u2019s anti-corruption agency, he has raised the question about the usefulness of the five purportedly \u201cindependent\u201d committees to ensure the MACC\u2019s integrity and performance and to protect the citizens\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
There is the MACC\u2019s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board which allegedly cleared Azam (pictured) of  interest-of-conflict allegations publicly made more than two months ago without conducting any investigations but purely on Azam\u2019s explanation, acting completely outside its statutory powers under the MACC Act 2009.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two questions arise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, what made the Chairman of the MACC Anti-Corruption Advisory Board Chariman Abu Zahar Ujang and the other Board members  believe that they have the power to declare that  the MACC Chief Commissioner innocent with regard to the conflict-of-interest allegations made publicly more than two months ago \u2013 and shockingly, without any investigation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, what made Azam Baki believe that the  MACC\u2019s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board has such powers to declare him innocent with regard to the conflict-of-interest allegations, prompting him to declare that he was only answerable to the MACC Anti-Corruption Advisory Board and dismissing in the process the respective roles of  Attorney-General, the courts, Parliament and the people of Malaysia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Chairman and members of the MACC Anti-Corruption Advisory Board and the MACC Chief Commissioner could be so blur and confused about powers of the MACC Anti-Corruption Advisory Board under the MACC Act 2009, how could Malaysians expect the MACC to be a world-class  anti-corruption agency?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is clear that the MACC\u2019s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board does not and cannot have the last say whether Azam is cleared of the conflict-of-interest allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azam\u2019s demand for RM10 million  damages and a public apology from the whistleblower, Lalitha Kunaratnam does not ipso facto clear him of innocence of the conflict-of-interest allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/LalithaVelvet\/status\/1479005955207565312\n<\/div>
MACC sent a cease and desist letter of demand to whistleblower Lalitha Kunaratnam<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Is Azam prepared to go on leave until this legal suit against Lalitha Kunaratnam is completed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Professor Edmund Terence Gomez resigned from MACC panel due to inaction over allegations against top official<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I agree with academician Edmund Terence Gomez that Azam should withdraw the letter of demand against Lalitha and instead appear before the Parliamentary Special Select Committee  on Agencies under the Prime Minister\u2019s Department to clear himself of the conflict-of-interest allegations. Is Azam prepared to do so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri is convening a special parliamentary meeting on January 20, 2022 on the floods disaster in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on the Agencies under the Prime Minister\u2019s Department capable of meeting next week so that its report on the conflict-of-interest allegations against the MACC Chief Commissioner could be tabled in Parliament on  January 20, 2022?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Parliamentary Special Select Committee on the Agencies under the Prime Minister\u2019s Department should invite NGOs concerned about the issue, whether Bersih, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), Transparency International  Malaysia, Rasuah Busters or Suaram to send representatives to participate in its hearing on the conflict-of-interest allegations against the MACC Chief Commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lim Kit Siang<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MP for Iskandar Puteri<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Could the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Agencies under the Prime Minister\u2019s Department meet next week  and table a report on the conflict-of-interest allegations against the MACC Chief Commissioner in Parliament by January 20? The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissioner (MACC) Chief Commissioner Azam Baki has opened the Pandora\u2019s Box. Azam has not only plunged the MACC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26601,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26571\/revisions\/26601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}