JUDGMENT

Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh J:

The Background Facts

[1] Sometimes in December 2021, it was widely reported by the media that a member of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel ("the MACC Panel"), Edmund Terrence Gomez ("Gomez"), had resigned. According to the report, the reason for Encik Gomez's resignation was because of the purported inaction of the MACC Advisory Board to act on his complaints against the MACC Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam bin Baki.

[2] The complaint against Tan Sri Azam was in respect of his alleged ownership of shares in a company.

[3] In a press conference made on 5 January 2022, Tan Sri Azam explained that his share account had been used by his brother to purchase stocks in the open market. On the same day, the Chairman of the MACC Advisory Board announced that the Board was satisfied with Tan Sri Azam's explanation that he had no beneficial interest in the shares.