A corruption cop spilled the beans about a businessman who claimed he paid cash to former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng. MACC Senior Superintendent Ng Heng Jun told the court that Datuk Zarul Ahmad revealed he handed money to both G. Gnanaraja and Lim during a fraud investigation back in 2019. The officer said Zarul Ahmad only gave him general details about the payments to Lim. Ng immediately reported the matter to his bosses at the anti-corruption agency. His superiors told him they would launch a special investigation into the case.
The 36th prosecution witness made his comments during the corruption trial involving the massive RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project. Ng handles the RM19 million fraud case against Gnanaraja but stays away from the Lim investigation because another officer runs that case. He never stopped Zarul Ahmad from giving evidence about the money paid to Lim. The officer asked Zarul Ahmad to testify about handing over cash to Lim for the separate case. He wanted to keep the two different cases from getting mixed up during the investigation.
Lim faces charges of taking a RM3.3 million bribe to help Zarul Ahmad secure the tunnel project between 2011 and 2017. The former chief minister also allegedly asked for a 10 percent cut of future profits from the project. He faces additional charges for disposing of state land worth RM208.8 million to a developer linked to the tunnel deal. The case continues on July 22.
The 36th prosecution witness made his comments during the corruption trial involving the massive RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project. Ng handles the RM19 million fraud case against Gnanaraja but stays away from the Lim investigation because another officer runs that case. He never stopped Zarul Ahmad from giving evidence about the money paid to Lim. The officer asked Zarul Ahmad to testify about handing over cash to Lim for the separate case. He wanted to keep the two different cases from getting mixed up during the investigation.
Lim faces charges of taking a RM3.3 million bribe to help Zarul Ahmad secure the tunnel project between 2011 and 2017. The former chief minister also allegedly asked for a 10 percent cut of future profits from the project. He faces additional charges for disposing of state land worth RM208.8 million to a developer linked to the tunnel deal. The case continues on July 22.
