Son slams 'dirty politics' against Guan Eng, vows to fight back
The son of former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has accused the government of framing his father to bring down DAP and Pakatan Harapan.
Taking to Facebook last night, Marcus Lim pledged to fight against the "dirty politics" used on the opposition.
"My dad was arrested just now. To be honest, we expected this day to come since the downfall of the government of Pakatan Harapan.
"Their plan is simple, to frame and capture those leaders who wouldn’t bow to their dirty scheme...
The son of former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has accused the government of framing his father to bring down DAP and Pakatan Harapan.
Taking to Facebook last night, Marcus Lim pledged to fight against "dirty politics" used on the opposition.
"My dad was arrested just now. To be honest, we expected this day to come since the downfall of the Harapan government.
"Their plan is simple, to frame and capture those leaders who wouldn’t bow to their dirty scheme.
"Their motive is clear, to dismantle DAP, ultimately destroying Harapan," he said.
"They thrive on dirty politics, making the right wrong, and the wrong right. Unfortunately, this is how politics work here.
"Don't worry, We will fight back. Definitely," he added.
In a protest move, Guan Eng's wife Betty Chew uploaded a blackout image on her social media account.
"God is watching," she said.
Guan Eng would be charged in Kuala Lumpur today for his alleged involvement in the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
MACC said the former Penang chief minister would also be charged under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009 at the Sessions Court in Penang on Aug 10 and 11.
DAP leaders have launched an online campaign to show their support and solidarity with Guan Eng, who is the party's secretary-general.
"We will continue to be with Guan Eng," Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said on Facebook.
"You are not alone Marcus. All righteous Malaysians will stand by you and your father.
"I thought I won't get angry anymore," she added.
Teo (above) stressed that the undersea tunnel project was awarded via open tender.
"We are confident that he (Guan Eng) will not bow to political pressure," she said.
Johor DAP chief Liew Chin Tong said there was no need for the MACC to detain Guan Eng overnight as he was not a flight risk.
"Maybe this is one of the few organised persecutions before the 15th general election is called," he alleged.
"Our solidarity is with Guan Eng. We will fight," Liew added.
Meanwhile, Damansara MP Tony Pua alleged there was a concerted, "almost Herculean effort" to taint Guan Eng with the purported undersea tunnel project.
Pua said he based this on how BN cybertroopers harped on social media as well as news stories and opinion pieces of the mainstream media.
"And you might just think, given the level of noise on the matter, this scandal must be nearly as big as the 1MDB scandal, putting Guan Eng in the league of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak," he said in a Facebook post.
Pua added that they had attempted to plant the seeds of doubt in the people and even hardcore DAP supporters.
Then the MACC came into the picture to "reopen" the undersea tunnel case that the graft buster officially closed on November 2018, he said.
"How do you investigate a so-called 'corruption or 'money-laundering' case when there is not even an iota of evidence, however weak, which points to an exchange or transfer of funds?
"Najib, for example, was charged for having spent RM42 million of money which originated from SRC International, part of which was to pay for his credit card bills and his wife's shopping in Hawaii.
"He was also charged for having received at least RM2.6 billion in his personal bank account, which the US Department of Justice traced as having originated from 1MDB," the post read.
"In Najib’s cases, the evidence pointing to the alleged corrupt act - the cash - is well, evident.
"But in Guan Eng’s case, despite all the 'lightning and thunder’, the purported cash or gratification is mysteriously non-existent.
"But all the above didn’t matter for those with an agenda to tarnish his image and in the process, diminish the reputation and integrity of DAP and Harapan," Pua (photo) added.
He further stated that the MACC had previously closed the file on the case because the project was awarded via an open tender.
"It was evaluated by a committee chaired by the state secretary, a civil servant, not Guan Eng.
"And not a single sen has been paid by the state for the tunnel project, which was also only due to commence after the contractor Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd secured all necessary planning and environmental approvals, as well as the necessary funding to carry out the project," he stressed.
"I am disgusted with the powers that be for the political abuse that is taking place right before our very eyes," he added.
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