A second “Tangkap Azam Baki” protest will be held in Kuala Lumpur this Sunday to call for an investigation into Azam Baki, following renewed controversy over his shareholdings.
The organisers, operating under the #TangkapAzamBaki secretariat, said the rally will take place at 4pm in front of the Sogo Shopping Complex.
“This is our response to the shareholdings scandal that implicates the MACC chief, which has caused public uproar and a trust deficit in the country’s most important integrity body.
“The secretariat is also using this platform to raise our regret over the response by (Prime Minister) Anwar Ibrahim, which was seen as disrespectful toward the public’s anger.
“In fact, the public’s anger is justified because this issue involves the public interest. We do not want this scandal to end without any accountability, nor with investigations that would only embarrass the country,” the secretariat said in a media invitation this morning.
The organisers said the rally will demand Azam’s resignation from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, as well as his arrest, investigation and prosecution.
“We call on all Malaysians, regardless of background, politics, race, or religion, to stand together in this movement,” it added.
The planned protest comes amid mounting pressure on the government to investigate Azam, who had previously held substantial stakes in financial services firm Velocity Capital Partner Berhad and technology company Awanbiru Technology Berhad.
This will be the second #TangkapAzamBaki (arrest Azam Baki) demonstration since 2022, when hundreds of protesters marched in Bangsar to demand action against the head of the anti-graft agency.
The 2022 protest was triggered by an earlier share ownership controversy involving Azam, after allegations emerged that he owned shares in two companies in 2015. It was initially planned to be held at Sogo, but was moved to Bangsar after authorities closed all roads leading to the shopping complex in the city centre.
That demonstration saw several activists and opposition politicians detained by the police.