Leak of MACC probe into judge Nazlan explained in Dewan Rakyat, says Azalina

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said says she provided an oral reply in the Dewan Rakyat on Feb 23 about the leak of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation on Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Ghazali's case and the outcome of the probe.

In a statement last night, she said the matter was raised by Tenggara MP Manndzri Nasib and Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan.

Azalina said she explained that the MACC, in a letter dated Feb 21, had said that it submitted a report on Nazlan to the chief justice in connection with the breach of the Judges' Code of Ethics 2009.

"I also informed the Dewan Rakyat that this matter is under the purview of the chief justice, in accordance with Clauses 3 and 3A of Article 125 of the Federal Constitution.

"My reply to Messrs Shafee & Co's letter is in line with my answer in the Dewan Rakyat as well as the facts that I am aware of in carrying out my duties as a member of the administration to Parliament," she said.
 
Azalina had also asked the law firm to submit an official application to MACC if it wished to obtain the results of the investigation.  

"As I have emphasised before in the Dewan Rakyat, any matter related to this is under the jurisdiction of the judiciary.

"The government always respects and continues to abide by the principle of the separation of powers doctrine," she added.