LCS issue: Pakatan’s latest drama to win support?


The Public Accounts Committee report regarding the procurement of six littoral combat ships (LCS) has once again driven Malaysia’s politics into a frenzy and also into the global spotlight.

In the latest development, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the Cabinet has called for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to speed up investigations into the LCS scandal, and if strong evidence is obtained, the Attorney General should proceed to charge the individuals responsible in court.

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