MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad said he has neither been instructed by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to take action against anyone, nor been prevented from doing so.

Dzulkifli said this when asked in a dialogue session with university students whether he had faced pressure from politicians to not take action against anyone involved in corruption.

"Since Aug 1, 2016 until today, Dec 4, 2017, I want to state here – listen carefully – the prime minister of Malaysia has never ever given any instruction to not take action or to take action against anyone, never...