KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said its letter to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, which was recently leaked in the media, is to provide an update of investigations into certain individuals.
MACC panel review chairman Datuk Ahmad Rosli Mohd Sham said the letter, which was leaked to the media, was not meant to provide an "answer" to Azalina.
He told Berita Harian (BH) that MACC was only empowered .
He said the A-G would decide whether to prosecute.
He said the A-G would decide whether to prosecute.
"If (the AG decides) not to prosecute, the report of the investigation can also be forwarded to the heads of departments for them to take disciplinary action," he said.
Rosli was asked to comment on claims that there was interference by the executive into the judiciary.
He added that it was not MACC's practice to recommend to a minister or deputy public prosecutors that case proceed with prosecution.
It was reported that 14 former Malaysian Bar presidents criticised MACC and Azalina for what they described as "unacceptable level of intimidation against judges".
They said the MACC was acting outside its scope and called out Azalina for revealing contents of an investigation by the commission.
The former presidents also took to task A-G Tan Sri Idrus Harun for being silent about the attacks against the judiciary.
The group said they were disappointed that Idrus had failed to address the conflict of interest issue in the corruption trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds, which had been "decided conclusively" by the Federal Court.
They said Idrus failed to clear Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali of scurrilous allegations of corruption.
Nazlan was the High Court judge who convicted and sentenced Najib to 12 years' jail and a RM210 million fine for misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International funds. He has since been elevated to the Court of Appeal.
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