Malaysia’s King Says He Will Choose a New Anti-Graft Chief

Malaysia’s king said he would select a new anti-graft chief, the first official confirmation that current head Azam Baki’s term won’t be renewed when it ends next month.

“I will determine who is the best candidate to lead the MACC from now on,” Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, the current monarch, said in an Instagram post on Thursday, referring to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He added that “there is no need for any party to politicize the matter.”