Lawyer wants MACC Act's asset disclosure provision used on Azam

Zikri KamarulzamanPublished: Feb 22, 2026 1:58 PM | Updated: Feb 22, 2026 3:31 PM

Lawyer Mahajoth Singh has called for Section 36 of the MACC Act, which requires those issued a notice under the law to declare all their assets, to be applied to graft buster Azam Baki.

Mahajoth said there was a need for the section, which contains no exceptions, to be applied to the MACC chief.

“If Section 36 cannot be...

Mahajoth says the law does not lay out exemptions for the MACC chief.

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