Former MACC chief Dzulkifli ordered to retire early
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DZULKIFLI Ahmad, who stepped down as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s chief last month and returned to his former post in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, was ordered to go on early retirement, sources said.
Sources told The Malaysian Insight that Dzulkifli was told to go on early retirement on June 8 after recommendations made by Putrajaya received full consent from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Dzulkifli, 52, was seconded to head MACC on August 1, 2016, after the post was left vacant by then anti-graft chief Abu Kassim Mohamed. Dzulkifli’s term was supposed to end in 2021.
Abu Kassim was previously part of a special task force which was investigating the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal.
That task force, which comprised former attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar, and former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, was disbanded by former prime minister Najib Razak.
Dzulkifli left MACC on May 14, just five days after Pakatan Harapan won federal power in GE14, making way for Shukri Abdull, who returned from retirement as PH re-opened investigations into 1MDB.
In his parting speech to MACC staff, Dzulkifli congratulated Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and said that he was returning to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Dzulkifli was caught in a controversy in October last year after a series of videos emerged alleging he had an extramarital affair with a married woman.
Police announced that they had opened investigations papers into the case, but no further developments have come.
Yesterday, former chief justice Md Raus Sharif and court of appeal president Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin issued a statement announcing their resignations.
Both men tendered their resignations in a letter to the Agong dated June 7.
Prior to that, former attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali’s services were terminated. He was replaced by Tommy Thomas.
There are reports that the current government is also looking at making changes in the Royal Malaysian Police Force. – June 14, 2018.