LCS scandal: Ex-commander must be in court to verify mental fitness

Former Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) Sdn Bhd managing director Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor must be in court on Aug 15 to decide if he is fit to stand trial for corruption charges.

Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin set the date after deputy public prosecutor Nik Haslinie Hashim told her about the High Court rejecting Ahmad Ramli’s application to strike out the charges against him.

Nik Haslinie told the court that, in dismissing Ahmad Ramli’s application, the High Court returned the case to the Sessions Court for the trial judge to evaluate the applicant’s mental fitness.

Ramli, a former Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) commander, is...