Guan Eng pleads not guilty to corruption

Ravin Palanisamy Ravin Palanisamy Updated 3 years ago · Published on 7 Aug 2020 10:05AM · 7 Comments

Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng allegedly solicited a bribe from Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkilfi, whose company won an undersea tunnel project in Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 7, 2020.

FORMER finance minister Lim Guan Eng pleaded not guilty to a charge of soliciting a 10% bribe from the profits of the RM6.3 billion highway and undersea tunnel projects in Penang.

He was charged at a special corruption court in Kuala Lumpur today before judge Azura Alwi.

Lim was accused of committing the offence in March 2011 near The Gardens Hotel, Mid Valley in Kuala Lumpur, while he was still the Penang chief minister.

He allegedly solicited the bribe from Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkilfi, whose company was appointed by Penang to implement the project.

Lim was represented by Gobind Sing Deo, Ram Karpal Singh and R.S.N. Rayer while the prosecution was led by Wan Shahruddin Wan Ladin, who is assisted by deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib. 

Present in court included Lim’s father and Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Penang deputy chief minister II Dr P. Ramasamy, DAP organising secretary, Seremban MP Anthony Loke and former deputy defence minister Liew Chin Tong.

Azura set bail at RM1 million in two sureties, with RM500,000 to be paid today and the balance by Monday. 

The court also told Lim to surrender both his international and diplomatic passports. 

Case management is fixed on September 9.

The bailors are his sister, Lim Hui Ming, and Bukit Bendera MP Wong Hon Wai. – August 7, 2020.

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  • The homo sapiens are all the same. Few succumb to greed. Majority don't

    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

    • lol if given a chance... majority would!

      But when it comes to prosecution - i just hope it has been fairer.

      I'm pretty sure there are better cases that should have been in the court instead of this.

      This is purely political revenge.

      Posted 3 years ago by Tavern Folks · Reply

    • I agree , the greedy ones are from Bersatu , PAS and UMNO , the devil themselves

      Posted 3 years ago by Aran Thillainathan · Reply

  • The alleged crime took place in 2011 and after 9 years the MACC decides to bring a charge? So they were sleeping all this while?

    Posted 3 years ago by Gerard Lourdesamy · Reply

  • It's pretty clear that this is pure political persecution.
    Not one cent has gone into LGE's pockets.
    Can the MACC claim otherwise?

    Posted 3 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • The whole episode looks like a political hit job. It may temporarily inconvenience Guan Eng and the DAP but in the long run, it is PN which will bear the non-Malay ire. For one, by persecuting the former finance minister, MCA will be sent to the doghouse. PN cannot win just with Malay votes. It needs the CHinese, Indian and East Malaysian voters too and these are the groups who are probably seriously cheesed off by PN's clown act.

    Posted 3 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • http://www.mca.org.my/2/Content/SinglePage?_param1=29-092018-157270-09-201829&_param2=TS
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    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply