Ignoring rain, demonstrators gather in KL amid growing public scrutiny of undelivered RM9b littoral combat ships

The demonstrators, clad in black, are pictured exterior the Sogo purchasing centre in Kuala Lumpur protesting the army asset procurement scandal. — Image by way of Twitter

By Zarrah Morden

Sunday, 14 Aug 2022 3:24 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — A gaggle of individuals carrying largely black have gathered exterior the Sogo purchasing centre within the nationwide capital in a present of public unhappiness with the a lot delayed supply of the navy’s RM9 billion littoral fight ships (LCS).

Holding up cardboard posters and a black banner within the rain, the demonstrators, additionally carrying black, demanded incumbent Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein take duty for the army asset procurement scandal by resigning from the publish.

A number of outstanding politicians have been noticed among the many group.

They’re Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman from Malaysian United Democratic Alliance, Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad from PKR and Paloh assemblyman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali from DAP.

The road demonstration was introduced by a poster on social media by a gaggle calling itself Jawatankuasa Protes Mana Kapal LCS.

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