FORMER attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail left the Perdana Leadership Foundation after an hour-long conference with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad this evening.

He was summoned by the Pakatan Harapan chairman to a meeting amid reports appearing to confirm former prime minister Najib Razak would be charged over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

Gani Patail, who had led the investigations into the state investor before he was removed from office, arrived at 3.30pm and left at 4.50pm.

Dr Mahathir was reported to be confident that prosecutors had a strong case for charges against Najib in the 1MDB case.

The Pakatan Harapan chairman said that they are looking into the issues with information and documents from seniors officer.

“We think that within a short while we will have a case against him, we will be able to charge him,” he said speaking via video conference to the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Meeting in Tokyo. 

Dr Mahathir said that it was not easy investigating Najib was he was protected by the people close to him.

“Those who were with him and took his side – we don’t know who will be loyal to the government (and to him).”

Dr Mahathir said he would not strike a deal with Najib even if he offered to recover funds that were allegedly misappropriated.

Gani was heading the task force investigating the 1MDB scandal when he was replaced by Mohamed Apandi Ali.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a criminal investigation into alleged siphoning of 1MDB funds, subsequent to filing civil suits to forfeit more than US$1 billion (RM4.3 billion) in real estate and other assets allegedly bought with stolen money. – May 15, 2018.