The debate over Azam Baki’s ongoing position raises concerns about the honesty of the anti-corruption body and shows the tricky relationship between politics and responsibility in Malaysia.

Insight:

• The conversations on Azam Baki’s Tenure Extension garnered around 4.5K mentions with 63.4K social interactions. This mentions potentially reaching 3.6M online users.
• Over the past two weeks, there has been a notable increase in online discussions regarding Azam Baki, first when he was reinstated as the MACC chief and again when the statements made by the Prime Minister and Rafizi Ramli on the matter drew criticism.
• The PH government has faced accusations of hypocrisy due to their reversal in stance towards Azam Baki. The decision to retain him as the MACC chief despite prior aggressive criticism has surprised and disappointed the public, with the government being accused of betraying the interests of the Rakyat by allowing corruption to persist.
• Hashtags such as #TangkapAzamBaki and #LantikAzamBaki have gained popularity as means to ridicule the PH government’s decision to reinstate Azam Baki. Especially troubling to the public was Rafizi Ramli’s statement, dismissing his previous call to pursue Azam Baki as a mere “political soundbite.”