‘Like Najib’s 1MDB playbook’: Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief Azam Baki faces ridicule in stock saga

Malaysia’s Securities Commission on Thursday said it would seek an explanation from the country’s anti-corruption chief over a mounting controversy surrounding the official’s claim that his sibling had “borrowed” his trading account to purchase millions of ringgit of shares.The episode surrounding Azam Baki has once again cast a negative light on the under-fire Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), following several recent cases of officers embezzling funds or acting inappropriately…