Who is the biggest “shark” in the RM9 billion LCS scandal – Najib, Zahid, Hishammuddin or Mat Sabu?

Who is the biggest “shark” in the RM9 billion littoral combatant ships (LCS) scandal – Najib Razak who was Prime Minister and Finance Minister from April 2009 to May 2018, Zahid Hamidi who was Defence Minister from April 2009 to May 2013, Hishammuddin Hussein who was Defence Minister from May 2013 to May 2018, or Mohamad Sabu, Defence Minister from May 2018 to February 2020?

I had asked Najib whether he was prepared to take an oath that he had nothing to do with the RM9 billion LCS scandal, but there was no response from him.

He is now in jail and his being in jail did not prevent his daughter, Nooryana Najwa, from reading Najib’s special message to UMNO leaders and members at the UMNO meeting last Saturday.

Similarly, Najib could answer this question and other questions related the new 1MDB scandal – the RM9 billion LCS scandal.

Let Najib answer as to who is the “biggest shark” in the RM9 billion LCS scandal – Najib, Zahid, Hishammuddin or Mohd Sabu, or none of them.

The Ambrin report of the Special Investigation Committee on Public Governance, Procurement and Finance on the LCS (JKUSTUPKK) headed by then auditor-general Ambrin Buang, which was declassified by the Cabinet although there were over 10 pages of redaction and were completely black, referred to a meeting on the LCS project in Najib’s office on 9th October 2007 when Najib was the Defence Minister.

This is proof that the LCS project started in the time when Najib was the Defence Minister a second time from 2000 – 2008.

So far, Najib has not admitted that the LCS project was started during his time when he was the Defence Minister a second time.

Najib should be more forthcoming on his role in the RM9 billion LCS scandal.

Lim Kit Siang MP for Iskandar Puteri