MACC officer rejects claim Penang undersea tunnel project probe ‘one-sided’
A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer has denied allegations that the investigation into the Penang undersea tunnel project was one-sided. The defense team for former chief minister Lim Guan Eng questioned the integrity of the evidence gathering process.
Why it matters
The case is a high-profile corruption trial involving a former senior government official, impacting Malaysian political discourse.
Lim Guan Eng is accused of using his position as then Penang chief minister to solicit a 10% share of profits from the undersea tunnel project as well as obtaining RM3.3 million in bribes from a businessman. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer tasked with investigating the Penang undersea tunnel project denied that the probe was “one-sided”.
Zulhilmi Ramli dismissed the suggestion during cross-examination by former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng's lawyer, Haijan Omar, at the sessions court here today.
The defence contended that MACC never obtained certain documents on the tunnel project from key witness and businessman Zarul Ahmad Zulkifli.
Haijan claimed that Zarul never provided documents to MACC to support his claim on the feasibility studies and detailed design of the tunnel.
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