Why was the 1MDB special task force disbanded?

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The 1MDB special task force was disbanded in July 2015 as part of Najib Razak’s efforts to protect and consolidate his interests in 1MDB.

In court findings read out ahead of the 1MDB trial decision, Federal Court judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah said the disbandment was one of the actions taken by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The task force had been set up to investigate 1MDB and deposits into Najib’s personal account, and Sequerah also said key investigation figures were removed.
It was linked to investigations into 1MDB and deposits into Najib’s account
Sequerah said the special task force was established to look into 1MDB and deposits into Najib’s personal account. He then pointed to the July 2015 disbandment as part of a pattern of steps taken around the same subject matter.
The disbandment was described as part of Najib’s “protect and consolidate” actions
The judge characterised the disbandment as one of the “various, at times drastic, actions” taken to protect and consolidate Najib’s interests in the former sovereign wealth fund. In the same set of findings, Sequerah also described the removal of key figures involved in the investigations.
Key investigation figures were removed alongside the task force’s closure
Sequerah named former Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail and former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed as key figures who were removed. He presented these steps, together with the task force disbandment, as evidence of Najib’s involvement in actions relating to 1MDB.
The court framed these steps as a continuous pattern around 1MDB interest
Sequerah said the actions he listed, when viewed cumulatively, formed a “continuous and consistent pattern” of conduct in relation to matters involving 1MDB in which Najib “undoubtedly had interest.” In the case, Najib faced allegations tied to misuse of government and 1MDB positions to obtain RM2.22 billion and laundering charges involving funds through his AmIslamic Bank account.

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