Arrest is to whitewash corruption, claims Kit Siang


PETALING JAYA: Opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang has described the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) arrest of Penang executive councillor Phee Boon Poh as an attempt to “whitewash corruption” in the country.

The veteran DAP leader said he has known Phee for more than 30 years and believes that he is the latest victim of corrupt power play.

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