KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 10 -- DAP MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng has called on the government to publicly clarify whether Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has breached civil service regulations over his shareholding in a financial company.

Lim's statement follows reports that Azam Baki is considering legal action against media outlets questioning his purchase and ownership of shares purportedly worth more than RM100,000.

The chief commissioner told the New Straits Times that such reports are "malicious, misleading, and defamatory," and that he is legally entitled to pursue private action regarding his 17.7 million shares (1.7 per cent) in Velocity Capital Partner Berhad acquired last year.

However,...