Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused MACC of ignoring widespread corruption and hinted that heads could land on the chopping block for this.
He also said the new government would look into the conduct of the Election Commission chairperson Mohd Hashim Abdullah.
"If we find he is involved in some corrupt practices, bias and all that, we will have to take action against him," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur.
He had also suggested that the EC had manipulated the election in Sabah with regard to numerous recounts being carried out.
As for the MACC, the prime minister said changes could be made to the MACC hierarchy if it is found that the commission failed to act in a fair manner.
"We will study if the MACC is fair or not. If we find they were biased in any way, including to ourselves (those in Pakatan Harapan), we will have to change them.
"As we promised, the new major heads of government (agencies) will be vetted by Parliament," he added.
Earlier, Mahathir cited the 14th general election as an example of how MACC had allegedly ignored corruption.
"Throughout the election, MACC seemed to ignore the fact that corruption was rife. In the last two days, for example, there were no speeches made, only money distributed.
"We will properly investigate all these things because we want to follow the rule of law and not take revenge," he added.
Malaysiakini is attempting to contact Mohd Hashim and MACC chairperson Dzulkifli Ahmad for comment. -Mkini
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