Kuala Lampur, Nov. 30 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 is an Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), to make further and better provisions for the prevention of corruption and for matters necessary thereto and connected therewith.

The Act came into force on January 1, 2009.

Armed with "better provisions for the prevention of corruption" officers of the MACC duly set out to carry out their functions as specified in Section 7 of the Act, the first of which is receive and consider any report of an offence under the Act and investigate such reports.

Before long, the powers of investigation of the officers were contested in the courts.

In the case of Datuk S...