Anwar Is Said to Oppose Quick Release of Graft Chief Probe

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged officials to avoid immediately releasing a report on his anti-graft chief’s shareholdings to the public, people familiar with the matter said.

Anwar’s cabinet in February ordered an investigation into whether the shareholdings of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Baki breached legal limits. A three-person committee of senior civil servants led by the attorney-general reported its findings to the cabinet, and the matter has since been referred to the chief secretary to the government for next steps.