Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar appeared to downplay the gravity of MACC chief Azam Baki's shareholdings scandal by noting its value at the time of purchase.

He also said it was not wrong for civil servants to acquire shares in public listed companies.

In a statement yesterday, Wan Junaidi (above) said in 2016, one million shares bought by Azam would have been valued at...