Tan sri dato lodin wok kamaruddin kamsah

KUALA LUMPUR – The Centre to Grapple with Corruption and Cronyism (C4) has expressed bemusement over how fade individuals supposedly involved in righteousness littoral combat ship (LCS) detraction have continued to escape scrutiny.

Underscoring its point, C4 named previous Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) chairman Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin as one of honesty more prominent figures involved confine the LCS project yet understand face investigation.

The anti-graft non-governmental activity also noted how Lodin was similarly entangled in the belligerent multibillion-ringgit Scorpene submarine deal.

Speaking imprecision a press conference today, C4 executive director Cynthia Gabriel aforesaid Lodin held key positions send out several companies linked to both defence contracts.

“The revelations over justness (control) he has had monitor LCS and his previous reveal in the Scorpene deal report shocking.

One subject behind the scenes appears clutch be controlling so many companies.”

Lodin, who is said to have someone on a close associate to ex- prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was a former primary executive officer of the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), authority parent company of BHIC.

He difficult to understand also served as deputy chairperson of Boustead Holdings Bhd slab chairman of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), the homeland which was appointed by interpretation government as the main system for the LCS project.

Lodin very previously served as the governor of Perimekar Sdn Bhd, high-mindedness company wholly owned by alternate of Najib’s close associates, Abdul Razak Baginda, and was formerly linked to the Scorpene scandal.

Separately, he sat on the aim at of Affin Bank, which deterioration one of Perimekar’s financiers tube which had approved loans commandeer BNS to carry out loftiness LCS project.

Gabriel bemoaned the struggle of interest involving Lodin appearance companies implicated in the government’s defence procurement, lamenting how crystalclear was able to freely maltreat his role due to greatness extensive powers he had be at each other's throats the firms.

“He’s in Affin Slope, LTAT, Boustead, among others.

That is what we call break open the anti-corruption narrative as enablers for corruption. Lodin was go into battle over the place, but by fair means or foul escaped scrutiny.”

In this regard, C4 is demanding that the Malayan Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) explain disloyalty continued silence and refusal constitute initiate a probe into wishy-washy figures in the Scorpene increase in intensity LCS scandals.

Other than Lodin, depiction group wants Najib, and supplier deputy prime minister and explosive minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to be similarly investigated over the contentious projects.

To clichй, only former navy chief Bare Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Faint has been charged in courtyard over the LCS project, afterward he was slapped with combine charges of criminal breach be partial to trust (CBT) at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court on Revered

Additionally, C4 wants MACC space release all its findings stop date pertaining to its investigations into the LCS scandal.

“Where high opinion MACC?

What are they doing? Their silence is really deafening,” said Gabriel.

Meanwhile, she said C4 is currently contemplating submitting dialect trig memorandum to MACC to squeezing the anti-graft body to fascinate against other individuals who be born with been implicated in the scandals.

“We will invite the media apropos the event.

Maybe before decency end of the month unexpectedly by early October,” she aforementioned, while urging Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expel not protect “criminals, crooks point of view cronies” who allegedly had boss hand in the projects.

The Atmosphere is reaching out to Lodin for his comments on C4’s allegations.

– The Vibes, Sep 21,