PUTRAJAYA, May 11 — Only the Ministry of Transport has so far requested to meet the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to further discuss the alleged misconduct of some of its officers, Tan Sri Azam Baki said today.
The MACC chief added that he is ready to meet Transport Minister Anthony Loke soon to discuss the commission’s misconduct assertions about the Road Transport Department (RTD) staff.
“The Ministry of Transport is one of those involved, so I am ready to meet with the relevant minister to explain the issue,” Azam, who was attending Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof’s Aidilfitri open house here this afternoon, told reporters when met.
Azam, whose service as MACC chief was extended a year yesterday, had previously claimed that many heads of government agencies had not addressed the MACC’s misconduct reports involving government law enforcers.
In an interview with New Straits Times published two days ago, the graft buster asserted that some 500 reports from the MACC went unaddressed and ignored.
Azam was reported saying the bulk of the misconduct reports, totalling 125, concerned police officers, followed by RTD officials.
Azam, who turns 59 tomorrow, also expressed gratitude to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for consenting to extending his tenure as MACC chief commissioner.
He also thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for suggesting and advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the extension of his tenure.
Azam, who assumed the MACC top post on March 9, 2020, will continue to serve in the same role until May 12 next year.
