PETALING JAYA: The non-delivery of six littoral combat ships (LCS) costing RM9 billion to the navy happened after he had stepped down as defence minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claims.
In a Facebook post, Zahid said the non-delivery issue involving Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) had nohing to do with him as it only occurred in 2019, after he had stepped down from his post as defence minister.
“I would like to emphasise that I had resigned as defence minister in 2013 and did not serve in 2019. Clearly, this issue is beyond my knowledge,” he said.
Zahid previously headed the defence portfolio from April 2009 to May 2013.
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