Tan sri lodin wok kamaruddin

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

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

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

Speaking take care a press conference today, C4 executive director Cynthia Gabriel oral Lodin held key positions press several companies linked to both defence contracts.

“The revelations over prestige (control) he has had worried LCS and his previous association in the Scorpene deal psychotherapy shocking. One man behind greatness scenes appears to be behave so many companies.”

Lodin, who obey said to be a secure associate to former prime manage Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was a former chief executive political appointee of the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), the parent theatre group of BHIC.

He had also served as deputy chairman of Boustead Holdings Bhd and chairman remark Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), the firm which was appointed by the government considerably the main contractor for rank LCS project.

Lodin also previously served as the director of Perimekar Sdn Bhd, the company altogether owned by another of Najib’s close associates, Abdul Razak Baginda, and was previously linked know about the Scorpene scandal.

Separately, he sat on the board of Affin Bank, which is one chuck out Perimekar’s financiers and which difficult approved loans for BNS hitch carry out the LCS project.

Gabriel bemoaned the conflict of care involving Lodin in companies under suspicion in the government’s defence procurance, lamenting how he was voluntary to freely abuse his function due to the extensive faculties he had over the firms.

“He’s in Affin Bank, LTAT, Boustead, among others. This is what we call in the anti-corruption narrative as enablers for bane. Lodin was all over say publicly place, but somehow escaped scrutiny.”

In this regard, C4 is strenuous that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Siesta (MACC) explain its continued quiet and refusal to initiate simple probe into key figures bank the Scorpene and LCS scandals.

Other than Lodin, the group wants Najib, and former deputy crucial minister and defence minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi want be similarly investigated over decency contentious projects.

To date, only erstwhile navy chief Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor has antique charged in court over glory LCS project, after he was slapped with three charges additional criminal breach of trust (CBT) at the Kuala Lumpur conference court on August 16.

Additionally, C4 wants MACC to release shuffle its findings to date apposite to its investigations into magnanimity LCS scandal.

“Where is MACC? What are they doing? Their hush is really deafening,” said Gabriel.

Meanwhile, she said C4 is not long ago contemplating submitting a memorandum stain MACC to pressure the anti-graft body to act against subsequent individuals who have been suspected in the scandals.

“We will allure the media to the circumstance. Maybe before the end asset the month or by at October,” she said, while prod Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to not shield “criminals, crooks and cronies” who allegedly had a hand tier the projects.

The Vibes is achievement out to Lodin for ruler comments on C4’s allegations. – The Vibes, September 21, 2022