00:00I also ask that the policy by PDRM, as usual, is to focus on the law that was made by
00:07Bloomberg,
00:08not the policy of the report. It's easy. If there is a law, the policy of the law does not
00:15to the policy of the report.
00:18PKR Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar has urged the police to focus their investigation
00:24on the alleged shareholdings involving Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Azam Baki
00:29rather than on the Bloomberg report that raised the matter.
00:33Bukit Awan's classified crime investigation unit has launched a criminal defamation investigation
00:38into a Bloomberg article that accused Azam of holding 17.7 million shares in a financial
00:44services company. This is said to be in breach of a 2024 government circular, which states that
00:50civil servants may hold shares in Malaysian Incorporated companies only if the holdings
00:55do not exceed 5% of the paid-up capital or 100,000 ringgit in value, whichever is lower.
01:02Azam has insisted that he has not committed any offence and does not currently hold any
01:07shares in the market. He is reportedly seeking 100 million ringgit in damages from Bloomberg
01:11for alleged harm to his reputation and professional standing.
01:15Nurul Izzah proposed that the allegations surrounding Azam be investigated by a committee that reports
01:20to Parliament, adding that the panel should be chaired by an individual widely regarded as
01:25independent and of integrity.
01:27Danis Rajereza, FMT.
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