Malaysia's ex-finance minister Lim Guan Eng pleads not guilty to amended charges; trial to start on June 8

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Former Malaysian finance minister Lim Guan Eng has pleaded not guilty to two amended charges of corruption involving the Penang undersea tunnel project. The graft trial is set to begin on June 8, 2021.
Lim, 60, is charged with receiving RM3.3 million (S$1.1 million) as an inducement to help a company secure the undersea tunnel project, valued at RM6.3 billion.
He is alleged to have received the bribe in his capacity as the then Chief Minister of Penang at his office in the Komtar building in George Town, Penang, between January 2011 and August 2017.
A clause in the charge sheet, which states that Lim had a direct stake in the undersea tunnel project, was removed.

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