COMMENT | The chest-thumping, the claims of innocence and the words of bravado have ended in a whimper.

It was the final opportunity to redeem the man from allegations of impropriety - breaching government regulations of civil servants owning shares - something so sacrosanct when you are leading the fight against corruption.

The saga began in January 2022, after investigative journalist/researcher Lalitha Kunaratnam’s articles alleging the MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki’s links to his ownership of shares in two public-listed companies.

When faced with these allegations, Azam initially said...