The Umno-led federal government needs to address the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal that recently blew up before going into the 15th general election (GE15), said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.<br /><br />During a group media interview earlier this week, Ismail Sabri stressed that it was necessary for the ruling party to handle the LCS issue carefully to avoid another 1MDB saga.<br /><br />The Umno vice-president said this after noting that opposition parties will use the LCS scandal as ammunition in their election campaigns.<br /><br />“We cannot cover up (this issue). That is why I decided to declassify the forensic audit report. We must be transparent, so the rakyat can see,” the prime minister said.
