Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab
Brigadier General (R) Datuk Abdul Hadi Abdul Khatab (born 1952/1953 (age 67–68)[1]) is a former armed forces personnel serving with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
Forced retirement
Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab was one of the parties held responsible for the disappearance of two jet engines from the Sungai Besi Airbase in 2007. The engines were later found in a warehouse in Uruguay.[1]
Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab was charged under the clause 4 and 5 PMAT Number 1, 1975, and discharged from military service under Section 9 of the Federal Armed Forces Act 1972. He was dishonorably discharged under said act for failing to comply with military conduct resulting in negligence.[2]
Testimonies from his peers made during the court case were not favorable.[3]
Abdul Hadi was one of five high-ranking officers who were charged with negligence and forced to retire. They later sued the Armed Forces Council over their dismissal.[1] The suit was dismissed by a judge as "frivolous".[4]
References
- SANA. "Malaysia Air Force Officers Sue Government Over Missing Jet Engines Found in Uruguay", South Atlantic News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, 3 May 2010. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- Teo Say Eng, Colonel Wan Normazlan. ["Military Legal Proceedings in Malaysia"], LexisNexis, Kuala Lumpur, ISBN 9789675371103, 2009.
- http://askarsetia.blogspot.com/2012/06/siapa-sebenarnya-brigadier-jeneral-dato.html
- https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/05/21/missing-jet-engines-5-exrmaf-officers-wrongful-dismissal-suit-struck-off-update/