LCS project: Former shipyard MD fails to strike out RM21mil CBT charges


KUALA LUMPUR: Former Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd managing director Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor has failed in his attempt to strike out three criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges involving RM21.08mi related to the Royal Malaysian Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) project.

High Court judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid dismissed Ahmad Ramli’s application on Friday (July 26), finding that the issue of the applicant’s mental fitness to stand trial and defend himself needs to be assessed by a trial judge.

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