The 61-year-old says his remarks weren't directed at anyone specifically, adding that it's all part of the 'culture on set'.
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court here on Tuesday 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 .
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. Kamal Baharin: I put it to you, Datuk Seri, that the 1MDB investigation was the reason both individuals were terminated and transferred.Kamal Baharin: Tan Sri Abdul Gani and Tan Sri Abu Kassim were removed when there were restrictions on the role of the 1MDB Special Task Force?The former prime minister also said that the establishment of the task force was in principle invalid as it was illegal and not under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General.
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