Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad has thanked the heavens for having completed a year in office.

"Today is my first anniversary as chief commissioner and I am still surviving. Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah)," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

Dzulkifli also said that he has managed to transform something negative into positive during this period.

"When (I) first started as chief commissioner, you read in the news about the situation then compared with now. It is much different in terms of public confidence and support for MACC and me.

"From the feedback I obtained, the public is happy with the achievements of MACC so far,” he added.

Though MACC's crackdown on high-profile civil servants has earned it praise, the commission is still haunted by its investigations concerning 1MDB-related issues and the drama that unfolded during that period.

Dzulkifli was the former director of the Attorney-General's Chambers' National Revenue Recovery Enforcement Team prior to his appointment as MACC chief commissioner.

On Jan 26, 2016, when attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali had cleared Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of any wrongdoing in the RM2.6 billion found in the latter's personal account, Dzulkifli was seated next to the chief prosecutor during the press conference.

When asked that the opposition continues to question MACC's credibility as it had failed to clamp down hard on the 1MDB scandal, Dzulkifli declined to answer.

"Next question," he said in the press conference.

To a question, if this was a tough question, he also refused to respond. He said: "Next question."

Asked if MACC will interview the inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar over an allegation that the latter associated with K Gopinathan, who was arrested by MACC, he replied: "Lain hari" (another day).  

The London-based whistleblower website Sarawak Report had claimed that Gopinathan played a pivotal role in managing the police protection racket across gambling dens and prostitution houses in Malacca.

It claimed that Gopinathan contacted 20 senior police officers, including the top cop, and most of them are in the anti-vice squads.

As many as 12 suspects, most of them police officers, were arrested by the MACC in a swoop two months ago, codenamed "Ops Gopi".

Prior to this, Khalid admitted to knowing Gopinathan, but stressed that the latter would have to "answer for himself" if he was involved in illegal activities.