The special committee must be given the space to do its job tho­roughly before any action is taken, he added. He was asked whether the MACC chief commissioner should go on leave. The investigation should not disturb the work of the MACC, especially when there are always efforts to derail the commission. He assured that the probe into Azam’s alleged misconduct would be fully transparent, with no one shielded from scrutiny. “We will leave it to the Chief Secretary to the Government and the special committee to look into it,” he said.

Source: The Star February 14, 2026 12:01 UTC