00:00The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur has ordered former Boosted Naval Shipyard Sendirian Berhad
00:07BNS Managing Director Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohamed Noor to be referred to the psychiatry
00:13department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a mental health examination.
00:18Judge Susana Hussain stated on Thursday that the 80-year-old needs an assessment to determine
00:23his fitness to stand trial on three charges of criminal breach of trust involving more
00:28than R21 million related to the Littoral Combat Ship LCS project for the Royal Malaysian Navy.
00:36The court will review the psychiatrist's report on October 28.
00:40In August 2022, Ahmad Ramli was charged with three counts of CBT for fraudulently approving
00:46payments to three companies without the necessary board approval.
00:51The charges fall under Section 409 of the Penal Code, which carries a minimum sentence
00:56of two years and a maximum of 20 years, along with whipping and a possible fine if convicted.
01:03However, whipping cannot be imposed on female offenders and men over 50.
