#KiniNews: 'French connection' - Rafizi obtains leaked documents, questions Najib's role in LCS deal

[KiniNews] PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has accused former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak of influencing Putrajaya's design choice for the littoral combat ship (LCS) project.

In a statement today, Rafizi claimed to be in possession of leaked quotation documents and a "letter of intent" from French defence firm DCNS (now known as Naval Group) on the LCS project.

According to Rafizi, he was also in possession of a report by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) - BNS' owner - which concluded that DCNS' quotation was "pre-determined" and thus improper.

Rafizi, who published excerpts of the report, said the BHIC investigators noted that DCNS had a history of bribing Malaysian officials and the matter was being investigated by the
French authorities.

The former Pandan MP added that it was likely Najib had a hand in the design switch because of the latter's history with DCNS through the Scorpene submarine deal in the early 2000s. Najib was the defence minister when the deal was signed.
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