Malaysian anti-graft agency arrests former finance minister Guan Eng over Penang tunnel project
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday (Aug 6) night and would be charged on Friday in Kuala Lumpur with corruption in connection with the Penang undersea tunnel project, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said.
The Bagan Member of Parliament, who was also the finance minister, faced similar charges in Penang on Monday in relation to the RM6.3 billion (S$2.06 billion) project, MACC said in a statement.
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday (Aug 6) night and would be charged on Friday in Kuala Lumpur with corruption in connection with the Penang undersea tunnel project, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said.
The Bagan Member of Parliament, who was also the finance minister, faced similar charges in Penang on Monday in relation to the RM6.3 billion (S$2.06 billion) project, MACC said in a statement.
More charges of graft — over a separate matter — await him on Tuesday in the Penang Sessions Court, the statement read. THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT
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