Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has submitted a representation to the Attorney-General’s Chambers to drop four corruption charges involving the construction of the undersea tunnel and road projects in Penang worth over RM6 billion.

The representation was submitted in June on the grounds that there was a contradiction in the testimony given by key prosecution witness and Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd director Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli to the court and the MACC regarding the fraud case of businessperson G Gnanaraja involving RM19 million over the same undersea tunnel case.

The proceedings to challenge the credibility of this witness will continue on July 19 before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi.

Deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin confirmed the matter today.

According to the first amended charge, Lim (above), 63, is accused of using his position as the chief minister of Penang to receive bribes amounting to RM3.3 million by helping a company owned by Zarul to be appointed to carry out the construction of main roads and a tunnel in Penang worth RM6,341,383,702, between January 2011 and August 2017, at the Penang Chief Minister’s Office.

As for the second amended charge, the DAP leader is alleged to have asked for a bribe of 10 percent of the profit obtained by Zarul as an inducement to help the businessperson’s company be appointed for the same project.

Lim allegedly committed the act near The Gardens Hotel, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur between 12.30am and 2am in March 2011.

He also faces two charges of causing two lots of land owned by the Penang government worth RM208.8 million to be disposed of to two companies linked to the undersea tunnel project in the state, which was allegedly carried out at the Penang State Land and Mines Office, Komtar on Feb 17, 2015 and March 22, 2017.

- Bernama

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