At the top right of the notice, handwritten words “SUB perolehan, sila laksanakan (Under secretary of procurement division, please execute)” can be seen, followed by Ahmad Zahid’s signature bank and name stamp.
In the PAC document earlier, it was uncovered by the deputy chief secretary of the unique investigation committee Guna Arulalan David the fact that Royal Malaysian Navy blue had agreed and wanted the Sigma LCS design from your Netherlands for its ships, and was agreed on by the Defence Ministry’s higher management then defence minister.
In an research from the PAC process dated Dec one, 2020, Mr Guna Arulalan said the committee found that will on May 26, 2011, Ahmad Zahid had agreed to the particular Sigma design as well as the TACTICOS combat management system from France’s Thales Group.
“But in the same year, on Jul 11, 2011, Ahmad Zahid agreed again to select the Gowind design. On Sep 26, last year, agreed (sic) for that change in fight management system in the original to SETIS. ” The Gowind design is through France.
“The French SETIS was also on the recommendation of BNS, ” Mr Guna Arulalan told the parliamentary committee.
He furthermore informed the PAC that the navy had not agreed to the offer, but was forced to take as the decision have been made by the ministry’s higher management.
Former excellent minister Najib Razak, who was Ahmad Zahid’s predecessor at the defence portfolio, was also from the scandal.
The declassified checking out committee report demonstrated that Boustead Naval Shipyard had applied to the government’s Financial Planning Unit (EPU) to carry out the design of the six boats. It stated in a letter that conversations had been held along with then-defence minister Najib at his office in October 2007.
The particular EPU replied within a letter saying that there was no obstructions in principle for the protection minister to start settlement with BNS around the matter of the ships’ procurement.
On Jan 15, 2008, Najib, because defence minister during those times, requested for the Financing Ministry’s approval in order to issue a letter of intent to BNS.
The investigating committee noted following interactions between BNS and Najib, who had been finance minister in 2009, over both the LCS project and another Next Generation Patrol Boat project.