Latheefa Koya

She has served as information bureau chief for PKR's Youth Wing and the legal affairs bureau chief for PKR in the past.[3][5]

Latheefa revealed the purpose behind the move orchestrated to remove Khalid Ibrahim as Menteri Besar of Selangor in 2014 by one of PKR's vice presidents, Rafizi Ramli, was to prevent PKR deputy president, Mohamed Azmin Ali, from becoming the Menteri Besar of Selangor.[7] The Kajang Move, however, failed to achieve its true motives.[8]

In June 2018, Latheefa criticised the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government for encouraging a young child to donate to the Tabung Harapan Malaysia (THM) fund.[9] A month later, she criticised the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and former PKR president, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, for allegedly delaying prosecution against a man who wanted to marry an underage girl.[10][11]

In November 2018, Latheefa called PKR president Wan Azizah's visit to Julau ahead of Sarawak PKR polls as "inappropriate" due to the usage of government machinery and announcement of allocations in the presence of one of the candidates, Julau MP Larry Sng.[12][13] She then called for the party to suspend the upcoming polls for Julau following a massive spike in the division membership from 603 to over 13,000 just a day later, alleging that party leaders are "whitewashing" the episode and legitimising fraud.[14][15][16]

On 17 December 2018, Latheefa launched a scathing attack on her new PKR president, Anwar Ibrahim, over his appointments of PKR state liaison chiefs, alleging "cronyism and nepotism" after many of the selections did not receive majority support from respective state division chiefs.[17][18] Her comments drew rebukes from her own party members, criticising her for openly criticising the party president and submitted a disciplinary complaint against her to the party.[19][20][21] Latheefa responded by saying that using "UMNO (United Malay National Organisation)-style tactics" to silence her will not succeed.[22][23] Soon after her comments, Anwar's daughter and Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar resigned from all party posts whilst Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim rejected the offer to become the Johor PKR state liaision chief.[23]

On 4 June 2019, Latheefa was appointed as Mohamad Shukri Abdull's successor as chief commissioner of the MACC on a two-year contract effective 1 June 2019.[2][24][25] Fellow PKR member and Lembah Pantai MP, Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil, called for her resignation from the party to avoid conflict of interests.[26][27] This was followed by a response from Latheefa herself, who tweeted that she had already submitted her resignation as an ordinary PKR member on 3 June 2019, after being informed of her impending appointment.[28][29][30] LFL also released a statement announcing that its co-founder has relinquished her position and membership within the organisation.[31] She became the first woman to be appointed to the post.[32][4] Her appointment drew mixed reactions from politicians and members of the public alike, receiving praise for being known for her no-nonsense approach but criticised by others as her appointment did not go through parliament and due to her political background.[33] Among those who praised her appointment but questioned the process of doing so included former Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) chairperson, Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah, and Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) executive director Cynthia Gabriel.[34] Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Wee Ka Siong called her appointment "mind-boggling" whilst Muara Tuang assemblyman Idris Buang from the United Bumiputera Heritage Party (PBB) labelled the appointment "repugnant".[35][36][37] Other society leaders including Marina Mahathir and former Malaysian Bar Council president, Ambiga Sreenevasan, hailed her appointment.[34] On 25 June 2019, Latheefa was sworn-in as the Chief Commissioner of the MACC before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia).[38][39]

In her first press conference since taking office, Latheefa announced that the MACC had filed civil forfeiture suits against 41 entities amounting to RM270 million allegedly related to the 1MDB scandal.[40] The largest sum amounting to RM212 million was attributed to the aggregate sum received by the various state branches of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO).[41][42] Other notable alleged recipients of misappropriate funds included the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) and former ministers Kasitah Gaddam, Hasan Malek and Ismail Abdul Muttalib.[43]