Rafizi urges Bersih to lead anti-MACC rally over Bloomberg allegations

Rafizi urges Bersih to lead anti-MACC rally over Bloomberg allegations



Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said he plans to urge Members of Parliament from both sides of the aisle to engage with constituents on the controversy surrounding MACC, adding that he would write to MPs from DAP and Amanah to press Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to suspend Tan Sri Azam Baki. — Bernama pic

Friday, 13 Feb 2026 1:20 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — PKR’s Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said he will formally approach electoral reform group Bersih to organise a rally expressing dissatisfaction with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) following allegations raised in a Bloomberg report.

According to Free Malaysia Today, Rafizi said he had received messages from several individuals urging him to spearhead a protest, but maintained that Bersih would be better placed to take the lead and determine a suitable date.

He added that the gathering could potentially be the first to be held during the fasting month.

The move comes after Bloomberg reported that MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki held 17.7 million shares, or a 1.7 per cent stake, in Velocity Capital Bhd based on the company’s annual return filed on February 3 last year.

The report also stated that his name appeared in the shareholder register maintained by the Companies Commission of Malaysia.

Azam has been accused of breaching a 2024 government circular that caps civil servants’ shareholdings in Malaysian-incorporated companies at five per cent of paid-up capital or RM100,000 in value, whichever is lower.

He has said the transaction was declared and that the shares were disposed of last year. Azam has also filed a RM100 million suit against Bloomberg over the report.