The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) today questioned if the MACC chief commissioner’s comments on Malaysia’s rank in the Transparency International's 2021 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) was an attempt at minimising his own culpability.

In a statement today, the anti-corruption group said Azam Baki’s criticism of Transparency International for including human rights and business ethics in its corruption index was wrong.

“Azam, as the chief commissioner, should...