PUTRAJAYA: A former Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) senior officer is expected to be charged at Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow for breach of trust involving the procurement of the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), revealed sources.
The New Straits Times Press had previously reported that the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) will decide on the investigation papers that had been submitted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Attorney-General Tan Sri Idrus Harun requested Malaysians to be patient while he finishes examining the investigation papers.
"AGC will make decisions ASAP (as soon as possible), please bear with us," he told NSTP.
Last Thursday, the MACC in a statement said that they had completed investigations into the delay involving the RM9.128 billion LCS project.
The investigation paper submitted to the AGC came with the MACC's recommendation to charge several people in court.
The cabinet had also called on the MACC to speed up its probe on the ship scandal.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had said those responsible for the scandal should be charged in court once enough evidence had been obtained.
The Public Accounts Committee's findings revealed that there were discrepancies and delays in the construction of six littoral combat ships since 2017.
Several high-profile people were alleged to have played a role in siphoning and abusing their power in the purchase dealing of these ships.
The Parliamentary Select Committee disclosed that the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) first state-of-the-art LCS was not yet completed when it was launched in 2017.
PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh said the committee's proceedings found that LCS 1 was less than 44 per cent complete at the time of the launch.