KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 12 -- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki's purchase and ownership of shares in a publicly-listed company is in the spotlight now, so what are the Malaysian government's rules for the buying and owning of shares by civil servants?

To recap, Azam has said he had declared his shares in Velocity Capital Partner Berhad according to government regulations when he bought it last year and that he no longer owns them.

A government source has said Azam did not breach government regulations on how much shares can be owned by a public officer.

What is the controversy?

On Tuesday, news agency Bloomberg reported that Velocity Capital's annual filing last year with the Companies Commission of Malay...