Kedah Umno delegate calls for MACC to be renamed 'PKRM'
KUALA LUMPUR: A Kedah Umno delegate has proposed renaming the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as “PKRM”, in an apparent reference to PKR, alleging that the agency is being used as a political weapon.
A Kedah Umno delegate has suggested renaming the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as PKRM, a nod to the opposition party PKR. Kedah Umno information chief Datuk Shaiful Hazizy Zainol Abidin made the proposal during the 2026 Umno General Assembly, suggesting that the agency is being misused as a political tool. He argued that enforcement agencies are being employed to intimidate party leaders and damage Umno's reputation.
Shaiful highlighted instances involving Umno leaders Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim and Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, suggesting that their orange and purple detention attire in court was meant to tarnish Umno's image. He accused the government of failing to fulfill a reform pledge to place MACC under Parliament, despite long-standing demands.
Shaiful also criticized those who previously claimed to have been oppressed for now using enforcement agencies to pressure their opponents, accusing them of hypocrisy.
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