MCA calls for release of Azam Baki probe report after Tabung Haji RCI disclosure

 

MCA has called on the government to release the investigation report into former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki’s shareholding investigation, arguing that the declassification of the Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report has set a precedent for greater transparency.

MCA National Youth deputy chairman Mike Chong Yew Chuan said the government’s decision to make the Tabung Haji RCI report public demonstrated that investigation findings involving matters of significant public interest could ultimately be disclosed.

“The government has already established a precedent. If an RCI report involving millions of Tabung Haji depositors can be released in the public interest, what reason is there for the Azam Baki investigation report to remain hidden?” he said.

The Tabung Haji RCI, completed in 2022, examined governance and financial management issues at the pilgrimage fund before the government declassified and released the report in July 2026, saying earlier concerns about undermining confidence in the institution had since eased.

The Azam Baki controversy first emerged in 2022 over questions surrounding his shareholdings.

The Securities Commission Malaysia later concluded that there had been no breach under securities laws, while the MACC’s advisory board also said there was no evidence of wrongdoing. However, the full investigation report has never been made public.

Chong said a similar level of transparency should be applied to the case.

“The public still does not know what was investigated, what the findings were, whether any wrongdoing was established, and if not, what formed the basis for clearing him,” he continued.

He added that releasing the report would also allow Azam to receive due vindication if the investigation had indeed found no wrongdoing.

Chong said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had an opportunity to demonstrate the Madani government’s commitment to transparency, accountability and the independence of investigations by making the report public.

“If the government wants to show that investigations are conducted without interference, releasing the report would be the most direct and convincing step,” he stressed.

He argued that transparency should be applied consistently regardless of who was involved.

“Transparency cannot be selective, accountability cannot depend on who is involved, and the fight against corruption must not operate on double standards,” Chong added. ‒  Focus Malaysia