KUALA LUMPUR: An aide to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Tasks) Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad has lodged a police report against PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli over the latter’s claims linking the minister to the littoral combat ship (LCS) case.
Sayed Ahmad Muizzuddin Al Sayed Mohamad in his report denied Rafizi’s claims on social media that a Zainab Mohd Salleh, who was implicated for allegedly misappropriating funds from the LCS project, was Abdul Latiff’s second wife.
He made the report at the Dang Wangi police headquarters on Tuesday.
Meanwhle, Abdul Latiff hoped that the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) would investigate and prosecute Rafizi and other parties, who are colluding with him.
“A police report has been lodged against Rafizi,” he said, adding that the claims were aimed at tarnishing his good name.
“I believe it was created for political reasons and to incite public anger against me while increasing the distress of the rakyat,” he said in a Facebook post.
The Mersing MP previously stated that none of his family members was involved in business involving the supply or construction of LCS.
He denied allegations that his wife or wives were involved in the controversial scandal.
“I have no wife or wives named Zainab Mohd Salleh.
“None of my family members are involved in business involving the supply or construction of LCS ships,” he said in a Facebook post on Aug 26.
On Aug 22, Rafizi alleged that companies linked to the second wife of a former deputy defence minister was involved in the LCS scandal.
Rafizi in a statement had linked one “Zainab Mohd Salleh” to an offshore company with units incorporated in tax havens such as Malta and Labuan.
The declassified forensic report on the LCS scandal involving the Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC) named a pair of husband and wife, Abdul Latiff Ahmad and Zainab Mohd Salleh, as the individuals linked to Alizes Marine Ltd,
The company was flagged for suspicious transactions in a spare parts deal.
The report did not specify who this Abdul Latiff is.
The report stated Zainab as the shareholder and director of Alizes Marine Ltd domiciled in Malta, and Intralogisitics Ltd registered in Labuan, which owns Alizes Marine Labuan and Sousmarin Armada Sdn Bhd.