PENANG: Former Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was charged on Monday with using his position to receive gratification of more than RM3.3 million to help a company secure the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
Lim, 60, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read out before judge Ahmad Azhari Abdul Hamid.He was charged to have abused his position as then-Chief Minister of Penang to obtain RM3.3 million in gratification for himself as an inducement for helping a company owned by Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli secure the project valued at around RM 6.3 million.
The Bagan Member of Parliament was alleged to have committed the offence at the office of the Penang Chief Minister, Level 28, Komtar, Georgetown in Penang between January 2011 and August 2017.
Last Friday, Lim was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with soliciting gratification to help the company to secure the Penang undersea tunnel project, to which he also pleaded not guilty and was allowed bail of RM1 million in two sureties. The controversial undersea tunnel project, stretching 7.2km, will link Penang island from Persiaran Gurney to the mainland at Bagan Ajam. Work on the project is scheduled to begin in 2023.
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