Witness: No direct mention that RM2m was for Lim Guan Eng

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KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution’s main witness in the corruption case against Lim Guan Eng (pix) told the Sessions Court today that there was no direct ...

told the Sessions Court today that there was no direct mention that the RM2 million would be handed to the former Penang chief minister or then Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.

Zarul Ahmad testified that Gnanaraja had informed him that he would meet with ‘Big Boss’, a reference to Najib in Taman Duta, when asked about a Whatsapp conversation between them on July 23, 2017 by lawyer RSN Rayer. On the first charge, Lim is alleged to have abused his power as then Penang Chief Minister to obtain RM3.3 million in monetary gratification as an inducement to appoint Zarul’s company to implement the RM6,341,383,702 undersea tunnel project and construction of main roads in the state.

 

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