Gani patail biography

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here on Tuesday (Jan 21) that the termination of Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail's service as Attorney-General in 2015 had nothing to do with the investigation into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Instead, the former Prime Minister, who is testifying as the first defence witness over allegations of misappropriation of RM2.3bil of 1MDB funds, said the termination of Abdul Gani’s service was due to several problems including his health condition.

Cross-examined by Deputy Public Prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar, Najib denied that Abdul Gani's service was terminated because he had lost faith in him.

Najib explained that he had initially wanted to recommend Abdul Gani to be appointed as a Federal Court Judge but the former attorney general did not go through the prescribed process.

“If I don't trust him, I would not propose him as a judge," he added.

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