The ex-chief secretary says the meeting was held after Najib Razak said 'he will get down to it'. FMTNews 1MDB
Former chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa says he turned down an offer to be a director of 1MDB.
“No, it would not have taken place. When the PM said he will ‘get down to it’, the A-G responded by saying he was willing to take part in the Feb 24 meeting,” he said, adding that both Ambrin and Najib were already in the office when he walked in. Ali told the court he had served under prime ministers Najib, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Dr Mahathir Mohamad during his 16 years in the PMO. “I served under four prime ministers, or three personalities,” he said.
On Sri Ram’s questions about his purported role in then attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail’s removal, Ali said he was instructed by Najib to send a letter to Gani removing him as the government’s advisor.“I gave him the letter when he was having a meeting. He opened the letter in front of me and then I left,” Ali added.
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