GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has instructed the state secretary to issue a letter to Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) to explain the alleged RM22mil payout.
“We want to put everything officially, so the state exco has directed that a letter be sent to CZC about the payment because we are completely in the dark,” said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at a press conference at his office in Komtar on Friday (March 2).
Lim had said this week that the state government was shocked by news that CZC, which is the special purpose vehicle of the Penang undersea tunnel project, allegedly paid RM19mil to a businessman and RM3mil to Umno lawmaker Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.
The businessman has been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for six days until March 5.
On Friday, Abdul Azeez lodged a police report regarding the allegations at the Shah Alam police district headquarters.
The Baling MP denied having any dealings with CZC or its senior executive director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli.
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