NSTnation “It is crucial for the MACC chief commissioner to be impartial and not polarised toward any political agenda.
Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism executive director Cynthia Gabriel said the appointment or removal of chief commissioners should receive maximum public scrutiny.
However, Gabriel said a constitutional amendment would require a two-thirds majority, hence recommended changes to the MACC Act instead. Fann said Bersih 2.0 welcomed the proposal by the committee to amend the constitution and relevant laws, to allow a process that removed the ability of the prime minister to interfere in the appointment and removal of the chief commissioner.
“This means that the prime minister should not have the sole power to decide when to replace the chief commissioner.
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