Tempers flare during Lim’s trial - Prosecution and defence told to stop fighting after getting into war of words


KUALA LUMPUR: A war of words erupted and the deputy public prosecutor was reprimanded for his behaviour during Lim Guan Eng’s Penang undersea tunnel corruption trial in the Sessions Court here yesterday.

During a heated argument, Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin was chided in court after he clapped his hands several times and sarcastically commended the defence for “a very good drama”.

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