Court told Guan Eng gave assurance on land lot to late businessman


KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told on Wednesday (Oct 29) that former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng had assured the late businessman Datuk Ewe Swee Kheng that his company, Ewein Zenith Sdn Bhd (EZSB), would receive Lot 702 in Bandar Tanjung Pinang, Penang, for development.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters branch investigation division senior officer, Zulhilmi Ramli, 33, testified that following this assurance, Ewe had been financing Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) since 2013, despite the lot's title only being transferred to the group in 2015.

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