Malaysia – The Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council wants an independent body to look into allegations of corruption and power abuse by MACC head Tan Sri Azam Baki and LPPR chairman Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang. They rejected Azam’s explanation that his brother acquired millions of publicly traded shares in his name, citing conflicts of interest and legal violations. “This offense …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azam Baki, head commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), addressed the matter of obtaining shares in two firms in 2015 yesterday. At a news conference held recently at the MACC offices, Azam said that he consented to his brother using his share trading account to purchase shares and had previously provided an explanation to the Anti-Corruption …