A FORMER high-ranking Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) official is expected to be charged tomorrow with criminal breach of trust (CBT) in connection with the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal.

The man will be brought to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court at 9am to face the charges, stated an advisory from the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission.

Last week, the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) released its report on the ministry’s purchase of LCS from Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd through direct negotiations.

Although the government had already paid RM6.08 billion in costs, none of the ships had been delivered.

According to the original schedule, five LCSs should have been delivered to the ministry this month. 

Recently, Senior Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a post on Facebook that the government will focus on putting the littoral combat ship project back on track as decided by the Cabinet.

He said negotiations with vendors, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and banks are being carried out. – August 15, 2022.