Kuala Lampur, July 8 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 - The government is open to considering a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into allegations of a so-called "corporate mafia" involving claims of collusion with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), including those linked to former MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, Parliament was told.

Law Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said in a written parliamentary reply issued yesterday that the government had not ruled out calls for an RCI, but any decision would have to follow the proper procedures and take into account the outcome of ongoing police investigations.

"The government is always open to considering the establishment of an RCI or any other appropriate mechanism if...