Senior federal counsel charged with accepting RM600,000 to fix court case

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Lim Cheah Yit will be charged again at the Sessions Court in Alor Setar. FMTNews Bribe Court LimCheahYit

Senior federal counsel Lim Cheah Yit pleads not guilty to two counts of accepting bribes to ensure a charge in court.

In the first charge, Lim Cheah Yit, 42, was accused of receiving RM500,000 from Goh Kim Heong on March 8. He allegedly received the bribe at Room 801, I am Singer Family Karaoke at the Gurney Paragon Mall in George Town. Lim pleaded not guilty to the charges under Section 16 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Commission Act 2009, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years’ jail and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

 

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