No objection to Parliament appointing next MACC chief – PM By Hariz Mohd, Isabelle Leong & Yasmin Ramlan

Malaysiakini : PARLIAMENT | Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today said he has no problem passing the power to select a new MACC chief to a parliamentary special select committee (PSSC). However, Anwar told the Dewan Rakyat today that this had to be reviewed by government agencies first.

"The question now is, if there is a new appointment to be made, or an extension of the contract (for the current MACC chief), the method to be applied would depend on progress in Parliament.

"If the process mechanism as suggested by Transparency International-Malaysia and several other bodies has been studied by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and government agencies, and then (the power) gets passed to the select committee in time, then I have no problem with it.  

"As long as the process is respected," he said.

Anwar (Harapan-Tambun) was answering an additional question posed by Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (PN-Masjid Tanah) during this morning's Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT) session.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

She wanted to know if the prime minister can guarantee that any decision on whether to appoint a new MACC chief or extend the service of its current chief commissioner Azam Baki would be discussed in the Parliament first. This comes as Azam is reaching his retirement age in a few months’ time, according to Mas Ermieyati.

Nuyiko : PPBM concerned with MACC appointments because Muhidyin is implicated in Jana Wibawa scandal and their party bank account freeze to facilitate investigation. BTW, until today. Muhidyin, Hadi Awang and Hamzah never show up in PM question time every Tuesday.

BrownDove7179 : I strongly suggest that YB GOBIND SINGH DEO as the next MACC CHIEF COMMISSIONER.

OrangeKucing5562 : Jika macam ini, semua PN MPs punya seluar akan jatuh - takut sampai jatuh

Fair Play : Real change is coming. No question about that. What better way than to start with the appointment of the MACC Head first. Then follow by the appointment of the head of other enforcement agencies and other key government agencies.

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