PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has accused former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak of influencing Putrajaya's design choice for the littoral combat ship (LCS) project.

In a statement today, Rafizi claimed to be in possession of leaked quotation documents and a "letter of intent" from French defence firm DCNS (now known as Naval Group) on the LCS project.

However, these documents, said Rafizi, were issued before Boustead Naval Shipyard Bhd (BNS) was...