KUALA LUMPUR: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan denied reports that the ministry neglected the Attorney-General's (A-G) advice before signing the Sixth Supplementary Contract (SA6) related to Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project.
He said such news reports were 'totally wrong' as representatives from the A-G were present throughout the process of getting the approval.
"We took note of the advices given by A-G.
"Before we sign maybe we should have gotten a black and white from the A-G.
"We admit to have overlooked that part," he said in a Press conference here today.
Earlier, it was reported that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed the Defence Ministry for excluding the Attorney-General Chambers from the signing of SA6 for the LCS project.
The committee said ministry's decision to sideline the A-GC in signing SA6 was an action that was not justifiable, as it has legal implications for the government and should not be repeated.
The SA6 was signed between Defence Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Muez Abd Aziz and Boustead Holding Bhd (BHB) chairman Datuk Nazim Rahman on May 26 this year.