Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, Azalina said she received a letter from the MACC that the agency had submitted its report to Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat on Feb 21.

The report pertains to MACC’s probe into Nazlan’s alleged breach of the Judge’s Code of Ethics 2009.

However, Azalina said the letter contained no additional information on the matter.

She said the matter came under the Attorney-General’s (AG) purview and that he had the authority and discretion to begin proceedings against anyone, including judges.

“However, the government will not interfere.”

Azalina was responding to queries from Manndzri Nasib (BN-Tenggara) and Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor), who last week urged her to reveal the outcome of the MACC’s probe into the allegations against Nazlan.

Last September, MACC chief Azam Baki said the investigation had been completed, but further details could not be divulged.

Azam said he was not at liberty to disclose the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) instructions.

Nazlan, who presided over Najib Razak’s SRC International trial in the High Court, found the former prime minister guilty of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering, and sentenced him to 12 years’ jail and a RM210 million fine.

In his appeal at the Federal Court, Najib was prevented from arguing that Nazlan was under a serious conflict of interest when presiding over the trial. Najib lost the final appeal and is serving his sentence at Kajang prison.

Last April, MACC said it had opened an investigation paper following a report lodged about an unexplained sum of more than RM1 million in Nazlan’s bank account.

Nazlan later lodged a police report over the allegations, saying they were “false, baseless and malicious” and aimed at undermining his credibility as a judge.

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