PETALING JAYA: Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan has urged the government to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal.
He said the parties involved could only be exposed, and appropriate action taken against them, after an open inquiry. He said this was important to ensure the country’s security and sovereignty were not compromised.
“The RCI will prevent those involved in bribery and corruption from hiding anything,” he said in a Facebook post.
Transparency International Malaysia has also urged the government to suspend payments for the project until contract specifications were met. Investigations should be conducted into all contractors involved and civil servants found negligent in their duties in relation to the project.
The LCS project calls for the construction of six corvette-class vessels for delivery between 2019 and this month. However only the first ship, KD Maharaja Lela, was launched in 2017 and none have been delivered.
Defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein later said those involved in misconduct in the project would be brought to justice. He said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was still investigating the case.
Wan Saiful said MACC must be given the freedom to look into…
