Gani: I will talk, but not today

KUALA LUMPUR: Former attorneygeneral Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail ( pix) made his first appearance in front of the media yesterday after being dropped as AG in July.

Abdul Gani was among the speakers at a forum organised by the Bar Council on the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) 2012.

Despite refusing to comment on matters unrelated to Sosma, Gani dropped hints he would speak out on his sudden removal as AG.

"I will say another time, not today. Otherwise I won't be interesting for you another day.

"Of course you will see me, and I assure you I want to see you too. I don't want to comment (on anything else)," he said when pushed by reporters to comment on his removal.

Abdul Gani's tenure as the AG was discontinued on July 27 following an announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, citing health reasons. However, he expressed ignorance over the termination. Earlier during the

forum, responding to a question by one of the participants, Abdul Gani had said that he was doing fine, despite going for dialysis sessions three times a week.

"But bear in mind, when I was in office, I was already on dialysis. So I'm okay. I'm alright, thank you."

Abdul Gani also questioned the arrests of former Umno Batu Kawan chief Khairuddin Abu Hassan and his lawyer Matthias Chang under Sosma for making police reports on 1Malay-

sia Development Berhad (1MDB) in Singapore, Switzerland, France and Hong Kong.

He said Sosma was intended to deal with terrorists and terrorism and that making reports overseas does not warrant an arrest under the act.

"How does lodging a report and disclosing information about alleged mismanagement, misappropriation of funds, embezzlement or fraud constitute sabotage when the whole purpose was to enable the police or other law enforcement agencies to initiate investigation?”