KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Former managing director of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor today failed in his attempt to strike out three criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges involving RM21.08 million related to the Royal Malaysian Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project.
High Court Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid dismissed Ahmad Ramli’s application, finding that the issue of the applicant’s mental fitness to stand trial and defend himself needs to be assessed by a trial judge.
“Therefore, the applicant’s request to dismiss all three charges is denied, and the case is returned to the Sessions Court for a trial judge to evaluate the applicant’s mental fitness,” he said.
The former Navy Chief filed a motion in April, through his lawyer, to dismiss the three charges and sought to be released from all charges on the grounds that it would be unfair for him to stand trial given his health condition.
His daughter, Rinnie Nor Ahmad Ramli, 50, stated in her supporting affidavit that after a medical examination, her father was diagnosed with “progressive neurodegenerative”, a condition consistent with “moderate mixed dementia”. — Bernama
