We just want the truth about Azam’s shares, say PH

 

Ahmad Faizal Azumu had said Pakatan Harapan was being unpatriotic in refusing to accept the Securities Commission’s findings on the Azam Baki share controversy.

PETALING JAYA: Opposition members who continue to highlight Azam Baki’s shareholding are seeking truth and transparency, and not being unpatriotic as claimed by Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu, say Pakatan Harapan MPs.

Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh said any reasonable person would question the Securities Commission’s (SC) findings and the explanation given by Azam, the head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

“Being unpatriotic by questioning the Azam Baki controversy isn’t the issue. It is called a controversy because the SC’s findings directly contradict Azam’s own explanation,” he told FMT.

He said Faizal had missed the point that the issue had to do with the integrity of the MACC and SC, and nothing to do with denting the morale of the civil service. “Leaders come and go, but the institutions must be defended at all times,” he said.

Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah was more blunt. “MPs are seeking the truth and asking for transparency,” she said.

Faizal, who is Bersatu deputy president, had said PH’s refusal to accept the SC’s findings meant they were “fighting against civil servants” by disparaging the government and institutions such as the MACC and SC.

He had also accused PH of compromising the future of the country solely for their political agenda.

Azam has been at the centre of controversy about his ownership of shares in public-listed companies above a threshold amount for civil servants. The Securities Commission has said it was unable to conclusively determine that there was a breach of the securities law in Azam’s case. - FMT