KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 29 -- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has instructed investigators to complete their probe into a corruption case involving a former senior aide to the prime minister within one week.

Azam also pledged that the high-profile investigation would be "professional and fair," the New Straits Times reported.

The directive comes as former political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin and businessman Albert Tei were both remanded for six days by the Putrajaya Magistrates' Court this morning.

The MACC had initially applied for a seven-day remand for both men, arguing that the case involves significant public interest.

However, Magistrate Fatin Muneerah Sofian reduc...