KUALA LUMPUR – PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has challenged Special Functions Minister Datuk Abdul Latiff Ahmad to sue him, Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC), and auditors behind the now-declassified littoral combat ships (LCS) report despite the latter’s latest denial.
In a Tweet, Rafizi said Latiff had merely made an empty denial as documents had been presented and auditors had named the latter and his wife .
“Weak. Tell you what, let’s see each other in court. I will wait for a letter indicating a suit if I have slandered,” he said.
Sembang kencang @drabdlatiff nafi kosong di FB je.
— Rafizi Ramli (@rafiziramli) August 26, 2022
Orang dah tunjukkan dokumen, auditor dah namakan dia & isteri, bukti dah ada, dia boleh sembang kosong saja.
Lemahhhhh.
Macam ni la, jom kita jumpa di mahkamah. Saya tunggu surat saman klu saya fitnah.https://t.co/BWENf4Sj4t pic.twitter.com/leeeRlcy10
The former Pandan lawmaker also pointed out that Latiff had failed to strongly deny the documents presented thus far, which include the LCS forensic report naming Zainab Mohd Salleh as his wife.
Earlier, Latiff denied through a Facebook post that any of his wives are named “Zainab binti Mohd Salleh”, or that any of his family members are involved in the procurement of the six LCS.
He also said that he loves eating fish but not “sharks” seeing that he represents Mersing, which is by the sea in Johor.
His Facebook post came after heavy speculation of his involvement in the controversial LCS project, where PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli implicated the minister and “wife Zainab Mohd Salleh”.
Yesterday, Rafizi said that prior to revealing Zainab’s true identity, Latiff’s denial was clearly in reference to another individual, the chief financial officer of Dialog Bhd, to confuse the public.
“With no denial or counter-statement denying that the named individual is his wife, the people can conclude that my disclosure is true.
“After all, this is stated in writing in the forensic report of the LCS project,” he said.
Rafizi had previously revealed that the offshore-incorporated Alizes Marine Ltd, allegedly linked to Latiff, had been paid about RM210 million to supply spare parts for the LCS project between 2011 and 2015, as well as for other uncompleted works.
Documents online showed that Zainab – noted to be Latiff’s wife in the forensic report on the project – was a shareholder of the firm, which allegedly made fraudulent transfers from the LCS project to accounts overseas.
Latiff had denied that the woman named is his spouse, although Rafizi later on Tuesday provided further evidence to prove their relationship.
Rafizi said Latiff’s failure to deny new evidence of his relationship with Zainab showed that the claim that the two are married is true. – The Vibes, August 26, 2022
