The lawyer for businessperson Albert Tei has said that MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki must resign or go on garden leave after the latter was implicated in a case involving a former senior aide to the prime minister, Shamsul Iskandar Akin.

“In these circumstances, the only lawful and credible options available to Azam are to resign, recuse himself, or take immediate garden leave pending the appointment of an independent and truly impartial investigative body.