Malaysia's King to Appoint New Anti-Graft Chief
Malaysia's King has announced he will personally select the new head of the anti-graft agency, urging against the politicization of the appointment. This decision was reported alongside various other domestic news items, including crime, economic, and health updates.
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Malaysia’s king to pick ‘best candidate’ to head anti-corruption agency
Malaysia’s king said he would select a new anti-corruption chief, the first official confirmation that current head Azam Baki’s term will not be renewed when it ends next month. “I will determine who is the best candidate to lead the MACC from now on,” Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, the current monarch, said in a social media post on Thursday, referring to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He added that “there is no need for any party to politicise the matter”. Representatives for ...
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The appointment of Malaysia's top graft-buster is governed by Section 5 of the MACC Act 2009, which says that the King will appoint the chief commissioner based on the advice of the prime minister.
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