KUALA LUMPUR: A lawsuit has been filed against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) by two lawyers and an activist, over its probe into Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.

       In a statement on Friday (May 7), activist Haris Ibrahim and lawyers Nur Ain Mustapa and Sreekant Pillai said they had named MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, the MACC, and the government of Malaysia as respondents.

       The trio said the lawsuit was to address constitutional issues concerning the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.

       This arose as a result of the MACC investigation into Mohd Nazlan over allegations that unexplained funds were found in his account.

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