KINIBIZ Just a few weeks after the sensational Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) expose in July, alleging that RM2.6 billion was transferred directly into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s bank accounts, major reshuffles in key government posts shocked the nation again.

The most prominent were the triple whammy dismissals of attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail, deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin and federal minister Mohd Shafie Apdal.

Retribution in RM2.6 billion ‘Donorgate’

Were these casualties political retribution in the RM2.6 billion ‘Donorgate’ scandal linked to Najib? The public seemed to think so.

Attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail was suddenly removed in an announcement by the chief secretary to the government, Ali Hamsa. The official reason given by the government was Gani’s health issues, but Gani himself seemed blindsided by his abrupt departure.

There were also rumours that just before he was dismissed, Gani was about to make an unthinkable move - filing formal charges against the prime minister for the RM2.6 billion transfer. Online portal Sarawak Report published alleged drafts of charge sheets against the prime minister for the RM2.6 billion transfer.

Charge sheet vs Najib?

Was Gani about to prosecute the prime minister? Perhaps we will never know. New attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali subsequently dismissed the charge sheet as fake but the rumours refused to go away.

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