“I want to stress that Rafizi is a liar who has slandered me and my family solely for his political interests,” he said in a brief statement.

Latiff reiterated that he would continue to cooperate with the authorities in their probe into the matter.

Two days ago, Latiff said Rafizi’s allegations, including that he had a wife who was linked to two companies involved in the misappropriation of funds in the LCS project, were aimed at smearing his reputation and inciting the people against him.

He was referring to Rafizi’s naming of a woman, Zainab Salleh, mentioned in a forensic audit report on the project.

Latiff has repeatedly denied the woman was his wife and has challenged Rafizi to prove that he was married to Zainab.

The RM9 billion LCS project for the navy has come under scrutiny for its delay in delivery.

Putrajaya had spent RM6.08 billion but none of the six ships have been completed or delivered, according to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.

Yesterday, Sentul police said they would summon Rafizi over his claims on the LCS project, following the police report filed by Latiff’s aide on Aug 30.