A screengrab of Datuk Seri Nazir Razak’s Instagram post supporting the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. – August 9, 2015.Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, the brother of the prime minister, is backing the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, after two of its senior officers were suddenly transferred to the Prime Minister’s Department.
In a posting on photo sharing site Instagram, the prominent banker posted a picture comprising senior MACC officials.
They are MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed, special operations division director Datuk Bahri Mohamad Zin, strategic communications director Datuk Rohaizad Yaakob and MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull.
The CIMB chairman wrote: "A few good men. Protect their institution, MACC. Allow & encourage them carry out their duties without fear or favour".
This was Nazir's latest posting that uses a title from a movie or television series to express his opinion or get his message across.
'A Few Good Men' is a 1992 legal drama directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore.
Previously, he used the title of popular fantasy drama TV series, 'Game of Thrones' to urged Malaysians to defend the integrity of the country’s institutions.
Bahri and Rohaizad’s transfer came after the police visited the MACC headquarters in their investigation to find the source behind the leak of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) probe.
It is understood that Bahri and Rohaizad were transferred with immediate effect for their "hard hitting" statements following the police raids.
The move had been criticised by Shukri, who immediately offered himself as a trade-off.
Seven MACC officers have been questioned by police and the agency's special operations division raided as part of the police probe into alleged leaks of information on 1MDB.
MACC is suspected of having leaked official information on the probe, which Bahri has denied.
This followed The Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) report last month citing documents from Malaysian investigators which showed that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) had been deposited in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal bank accounts.
Police are also probing the leak of a purported draft charge sheet against Najib that was given to UK-based website Sarawak Report, which reported on it.
MACC has since confirmed the transfer of the huge sum to Najib's accounts, but said it came from a Middle Eastern donor, and not from 1MDB.
However, the agency said it would ask Najib to explain the donation.
The police's actions against MACC have been slammed by opposition leaders and activists, who expressed support for the agency's work.
Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police temporarily postponed their probe into the commission to avoid numerous assumptions and public perception, a statement MACC welcomed today.
Khalid also defended the police, saying they never intended to interfere in any investigations, let alone target any particular institution, especially the MACC.
- TMI
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