The parliamentary sitting, the Muar MP said, would allow for bipartisan cooperation in charting a new direction for the country’s defence.

“It must include all parties and cannot be (a) short-term (plan) because it involves billions of ringgit in allocation.

“This way, even if there’s a change in government, the sum set aside for the nation’s defence would be spent wisely,” he said, referring to the controversy surrounding the littoral combat ship (LCS) project and allegations regarding the approval for the purchase of nearly RM1 billion worth of heavy artillery through direct negotiations.

He was speaking to reporters before providing his statement to the police at the Dang Wangi station over his participation at a rally held last Sunday on the LCS controversy.

Syed Saddiq reiterated his call to charge several “big fish” who were named in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the LCS project.

“What else are we waiting for?”

The PAC revealed that not a single LCS ship had been completed although Putrajaya had already paid RM6 billion on the RM9 billion project, which was given to Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) through direct negotiations.

A few days ago, PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil urged finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz to respond to allegations regarding the purchase of a self-propelled howitzer.

On this matter, Syed Saddiq said it was a huge issue as it involved direct negotiations.

“The question is, because it involved big fish, will authorities summon them?”