Sub-standard armoured personnel carriers put our soldiers in danger

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The delivery of sub-standard armoured personnel carriers (APCs, above) could put the Malaysian troops operating under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) exposed to gunfire if they come under attack. The Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 1, released yesterday, says the UN specifications require that the vehicles be equipped with an integrated weapons system. However, the nine vehicles received were instead equipped with a machine gun that had to be operated manually by the vehicle commander. “Soldiers ought to be able to shoot from within the APC, but since the APC was not according to specifications, the soldiers are forced to pop their heads out of the vehicle to open fire. “The vehicles have been brought to Lebanon for operations. We can only pray for their safety,” Berita Harian quoted auditor-general Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid as saying at a press confe…