PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon to strike out their corruption charges involving a foreign workers' hostel project worth RM11.6mil.
The dismissal was made in a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel, chaired by Justice Azman Abdullah, here on Wednesday (June 24).
Other judges on the panel were Justices Noorin Badaruddin and Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid.
On May 26, 2023, Lim, Chew, and Phang filed an application to strike out the corruption and money laundering charges.
They argued that the prosecution used evidence from a previous case involving Lim's purchase of a bungalow on Jalan Pinhorn, even though he was acquitted and discharged in 2018.
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