KLANG: Former Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka O.C. Phang, Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Stephen Abok and architect Bernard Tan Seng Swee were charged at the Klang Sessions Court today in connection with discrepancies in the multi-billion ringgit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) fiasco.

Phang, Abok and Tan were picked up at their offices and homes in joint operations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and police that lasted till late last night.

THE Port Klang Authority (PKA) is prepared for any legal action against it from Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB) following the disclosure of an audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the Port Klang Free Zone project.

Its chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng told Malay Mail that PKA board of directors had appointed legal firm Skrine and Co about a month ago.

"We had anticipated that KDSB will sue PKA over the report, so we made preparations way before KDSB actually began filing the suit," he said.

HAVING come under a torrent of criticism, Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), the turnkey contractor of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), has decided to set the record straight by taking the Port Klang  Authority (PKA) and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to court three weeks from now.

In revealing the timeline for KDSB to file the suit last night, deputy chief executive officer and executive director Datuk Faizal Abdullah said there was no turning back as both parties had tarnished the company's good name.