Guan Eng leaves MACC HQ after more than seven hours

PUTRAJAYA: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has undergone another round of questioning at the Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here.

Lim and Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, who is his lawyer, were seen exiting the building at 7.50pm on Saturday (July 25), after spending more than seven hours there.

They did not address the media.

Lim was originally scheduled to arrive at 10am on Saturday, but was delayed by nearly two hours after the car he was travelling in suffered a puncture near Ipoh.

It had been reported earlier that he spent almost six hours with graft investigators on Wednesday (July 22) over the Penang undersea tunnel project.

The controversial project is again being probed by the anti-graft authority, following fresh leads.

Lim served as Penang Chief Minister from 2008 to 2018.

In a Tweet, Lim said he would cooperate fully with the MACC investigation and thanked his supporters.

Graft investigators have so far questioned close to a dozen people over the case. This includes Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and state exco members Jagdeep Singh Deo, Chong Eng, and Phee Boon Poh.

The MACC also visited the offices of state Public Works, Utilities and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman, Zairil Khir Johari, and Deputy Chief Minister ll, Dr P. Ramasamy.

It is believed that MACC is looking into allegations that the state government allowed the Penang Tunnel special purpose vehicle (SPV) company to pre-sell state land rights worth RM3bil, despite a four-year delay in the construction of roads.

Investigators are also believed to be looking into the feasibility and detailed design studies that have yet to be completed, even though payment of RM220mil had allegedly already been made to the SPV.