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Abdul Gani was not terminated, rather declined renewal of post
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28 JUL: Abdul Gani Patail's services has Attorney-General has been terminated ahead of his retirement date in October and amidst the ongoing special task force probe on 1MDB, which he is involved in. He is being replaced by the former Federal Court judge Mohamed Apandi Ali with immediate effect, according to Astro AWANI.
Announcing this Tuesday, Chief Secretary to the Government Dr Ali Hamsa said Gani Patail was replaced due to his health reasons, adding that Gani would continue to serve as the Judicial and Legal Service Officer until his mandatory retirement on 6 October 2015
Ali Hamsa said the appointment of Mohamed Apandi was made in accordance with Article 145(1) of the Federal Constitution
He added that the appointment of Apandi as AG received the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah upon the advice of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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However, Ali's statement makes no mention if either Abdul Gani or Mohamed Apandi will be involved with the special task force probing allegations of financial misappropriation in 1MDB
Abdul Gani Patail, whose services as the AG was terminated on 27 July, who is reportedly in dark over his termination, told Malaysiakini that "I don't want to say a word" about it
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Meanwhile, reacting to the development, IDEAS chief executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan said that the sacking of Abdul Gani Patail as Attorney-General is unacceptable and raises questions about the intention behind it
He commented that despite the apparent potential conflict of interest in Gani's role as both Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor, sacking him was not the way to resolve the conflict
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