KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had nothing to do with the leak of its investigation into the High Court judge, who convicted Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said those who kept pointing fingers at the commission about the matter should stop doing so.
The country's top graft buster said MACC had gone to great lengths to ensure that the report was kept under lock and key, to the point that he personally ensured it was concealed and hand delivered to the chief justice's office.
Asked if the commission was investigating whether the leak came from MACC, Azam replied in the negative.
"No. As far as I'm concerned, the leak didn't come from us. I checked... It never came from MACC. When the report was submitted to the chief justice (Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat), it was via a fully concealed envelope and delivered by hand to the CJ's personal assistant. I ensured that this was done as I didn't want any leaks. So how this leak came about, I do not know."
Azam said he had been very careful in giving his statement on the matter.
"I know my limitations. The only thing that I mentioned was that yes, we received a report and that I would investigate. It was the people who came to lodge the reports who made it public."
Azam said he didn't want it to be an issue any longer.
"Let it be. As far as I'm concerned, the report was submitted to the head of the department. It is up to her (the CJ) if she wants to form a committee or not."
In August 2022, a document alleged to be MACC's investigation paper on Justice Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, the judge who presided over Najib's SRC International corruption case, was purportedly leaked.
Nazlan had convicted and sentenced Najib to 12 years in jail and a RM210 million fine for misappropriating RM42 million of SRC International funds.
The documents appear to suggest that MACC had concluded its investigation into Nazlan and submitted its report to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
The Federal Court, on Feb 24, had ruled that MACC's investigation against Nazlan was done without following protocols.
Tengku Maimun, who led a seven-member panel, said the probe against Nazlan must be conducted in accordance with certain protocols to protect judicial independence.
On Wednesday, members of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's Youth wing (Armada) lodged a police report, accusing Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Legal and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and MACC of leaking the investigation letter.
Its assistant secretary Muhammad Faiz Rahmat said Azalina and MACC had no right to investigate whether a judge had breached the Judges' Code of Ethics 2009.
Quoting a leaked letter, he also claimed that Azalina had affirmed that Nazlan had breached the judicial code of ethics in the latter's judgment against Najib in the case.