Muhyiddin asked whether he had vetted Azam


PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been asked whether he had conducted due diligence before appointing Tan Sri Azam Baki as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption (MACC) chief commissioner.

Senior Umno lawmaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said also questioned whether the issue of acquiring shares by Azam was brought to the attention or raised by the MACC’s Complaints Committee as provided for under Section 15 of the MACC Act, prior to his appointment.

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