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Doubts over Malaysia’s graft busters undermine PM Anwar’s anti-corruption pledge
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While Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has repeatedly stressed zero tolerance for corruption, he signalled that he will likely renew MACC chief Azam Baki’s (pictured) contract in July.
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KUALA LUMPUR - A series of controversial events has brought the integrity of Malaysia’s anti-graft enforcers into sharp focus in recent months, as claims of selective prosecution and abuse of power loom over the agency.
In March, political economist Edmund Terence Gomez accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of selective prosecution in its investigation of persons named in the Pandora Papers. The 2021 document leak exposed offshore accounts and incriminated hundreds worldwide over tax avoidance and corruption.
