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Najib's final SRC appeal
LCS parts warranty expired
Bad cops rotation
Najib's final SRC appeal
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's final appeal on the SRC International case will be heard today.
The Federal Court has set nine days to hear Najib's appeal.
The first matter to be addressed is the Pekan MP’s bid to introduce evidence of conflict of interest on the part of trial judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.
Najib is hoping to nullify his conviction and get a retrial.
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LCS parts warranty expired
Construction of the navy's LCS vessels is taking so long that the warranty expired for some parts before these could be installed.
The Defence Ministry had told the PAC that this could lead to extra costs in order to extend the warranty.
Worse than some parts going out of warranty is that 15 percent of the equipment are now obsolete, according to the PAC’s report.
However, Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd CEO Azhar Jumaat said that this was not "entirely accurate", and the equipment was only "in the process" of becoming obsolete.
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Bad cops rotation
The Home Ministry denied it was turning Sabah and Sarawak into a dumping ground for bad cops.
Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said that police officers and men under investigation for offences are transferred throughout the country.
It is not clear why members of the police force being investigated for offences such as racketeering are transferred and not suspended from active duty.
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What else is happening?
Bersatu, Muda and Pakatan Harapan leaders joined forces at a protest over the LCS scandal, which among others called for Defence Minister Hishamuddin Hussein to resign.
Another protest by Turun will be held this Saturday (Aug 20) - which marks the one-year anniversary of Ismail Sabri Yaakob becoming prime minister.
Ismail Sabri said the allegations of the protest organisers that the government had failed to tackle cost of living issues was false, and that they were ignoring reality.
BN will meet today and decide whether PBM and other parties can join the coalition.
Sarawak's Batu Lintang assemblyperson See Chee How quit PSB. Anti-hopping laws are not yet in effect.
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