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Malaysia appoints ex-judge Abdul Halim Aman as new anti-corruption chief

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Malaysia has appointed Abdul Halim Aman as the new chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Aman, a former High Court judge, takes over from Azam Baki, whose tenure was marked by significant arrests but also controversy regarding the agency's independence. The appointment is seen as an opportunity for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to reset the agency's image, particularly as anti-corruption was a key platform of his government. AI

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Malaysia appoints ex-judge Abdul Halim Aman as new anti-corruption chief

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Who is Abdul Halim Aman, Malaysia’s new anti-corruption enforcer?

    Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency got a new chief on Wednesday with the arrival of Abdul Halim Aman, a former High Court judge handed the task of steadying an institution that has spent years chasing political heavyweights while struggling to shake questions over its own independ…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Iman Muttaqin Yusof ·

    Azam Baki steps down as MACC chief, leaving Malaysia’s PM Anwar to face the fallout

    On his last morning in charge of Malaysia’s anti-corruption watchdog, Azam Baki did what he had always done – talked tough and walked away on his own terms. But the man who spent the past six years making the country’s powerful sweat left behind a question he never satisfactorily…

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