LCS scandal: Ex-navy chief claims trial to three charges of CBT involving RM21.08mil


KUALA LUMPUR: Former navy chief Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to three charges of criminal breach of trust in connection with the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal.

The 78-year-old former managing director of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) was charged on Tuesday (Aug 16) with approving payments of RM21.08mil in his capacity without the agreement of the company’s board of directors.

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