An association representing former MACC officers have urged all quarters to refrain from further speculations pending the outcome of a probe into the shareholding scandal implicating MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki.

The Association of Former MACC Officers president Mazlan Mohamad said while they take a serious view on the allegations against Azam, targeted attacks appeared to assume he’s guilty status and undermine public confidence in the anti-graft body.

“The association holds firm to the principle that a person is innocent until proven otherwise through...