He said he had “no issues” with this idea but added that he had yet to be consulted on the matter.

“It is up to the government to decide on whatever reforms it wishes to pursue.

“MACC does not know what will be implemented, but we are always open and ready to give our views,” Berita Harian quoted him as saying.

Earlier, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul said there was a need to set up a parliamentary select committee to look into the appointment of senior officials to agencies such as MACC and the Election Commission (EC).

Johari said placing the selection of the heads of these agencies under parliamentary oversight was the best move to ensure that they remained independent and unbiased.

Azam had previously disagreed with suggestions for MACC to be placed under Parliament as opposed to the Prime Minister’s Department.

Last September, he said placing MACC under Parliament would require it to seek permission to probe high-level figures. He said at present, it had full freedom to investigate whoever it wanted.

Azam had also called for the chief commissioner’s post to be guaranteed security of tenure, with removals from the post to come under a tribunal, similar to how judges can be removed.