Key witness admits to lying

KUALA LUMPUR: A key witness in the corruption trial involving Lim Guan Eng on the Penang undersea tunnel project told the Sessions Court that he lied to the media in 2018 that the project was “done above board” and that it involved no corruption.

During cross-examination by Lim’s counsel Gobind Singh Deo yesterday, Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli admitted that the false media statement was made after Lim instructed him to “tell the truth” and he did it to protect his dealings with the former chief minister in the planned RM6.3bil project.