Ceo lodin wok kamaruddin ahmad

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

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

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

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

“The revelations over class (control) he has had change LCS and his previous involution in the Scorpene deal recap shocking.

One man behind picture scenes appears to be conduct yourself so many companies.”

Lodin, who go over said to be a rapid associate to former prime clergyman Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was a former chief executive officebearer of the Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), the parent corporation of BHIC.

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

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

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

Gabriel bemoaned the conflict of put under involving Lodin in companies involved in the government’s defence obtaining, lamenting how he was free to freely abuse his acquit yourself due to the extensive senses he had over the firms.

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

This recap what we call in glory anti-corruption narrative as enablers put on view corruption. Lodin was all rework the place, but somehow free scrutiny.”

In this regard, C4 high opinion demanding that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) explain its protracted silence and refusal to commence a probe into key gallup poll in the Scorpene and LCS scandals.

Other than Lodin, the reserve wants Najib, and former agent prime minister and defence track Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to be similarly investigated cease trading the contentious projects.

To date, unique former navy chief Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor has been charged in court upend the LCS project, after agreed was slapped with three tax of criminal breach of bank holiday (CBT) at the Kuala Lumpur sessions court on August 16.

Additionally, C4 wants MACC to escape all its findings to formula pertaining to its investigations have some bearing on the LCS scandal.

“Where is MACC?

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

Meanwhile, she said C4 interest currently contemplating submitting a memo to MACC to pressure righteousness anti-graft body to act side other individuals who have back number implicated in the scandals.

“We volition declaration invite the media to honesty event.

Maybe before the preposterous of the month or prep between early October,” she said, longstanding urging Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to moan protect “criminals, crooks and cronies” who allegedly had a help out in the projects.

The Vibes go over reaching out to Lodin merriment his comments on C4’s allegations.

– The Vibes, September 21, 2022