Guan Eng, businesswoman Phang arrested

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Susan Loone

Published 29 Jun 2016, 4:09 pm

Updated 29 Jun 2016,

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Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (MACC) this evening.
His father, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, tweeted that Guan Eng was arrested on two charges of
corruption and would be produced in court tomorrow morning.
He is expected to be charged at the Penang Sessions Court under Section 23 of the MACC Act
and Section 165 of the Penal Code.
The first charge relates to alleged abuse of power with regard to the re-zoning of land from
agriculture to commercial, and the second concerns the bungalow, which he had acquired below
market price.
According to state exco Chow Kon Yeow, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had
already rejected the application to re-zone the land.
Media reports also claimed that businesswoman Phang Li Khoon, who sold the house located
along Jalan Pinhorn for RM2.8 million, was also arrested.
Phang, who owns Magnificent Emblem Sdn Bhd, is also purportedly linked to the land which
was the subject of the re-zoning issue.
The CM's supporters say they will hold a candlelight vigil outside the MACC building along
Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Earlier, state exco Dr Afif Bahardin claimed officers from the MACC issued the arrest warrant
on Guan Eng at the Komtar building, where he chaired the weekly exco meeting on the 28th
floor.
Meanwhile, Chow, who is also Penang DAP chief, said the party would convene a meeting after
Lim is charged.
"We believe that he can be bailed out, he told reporters.

On March 4, Umno Tasek Gelugor MP Shabudin Yahya had attempted to link the purchase of the
two-storey bungalow to the sale of a state government land on Taman Manggis to a private
developer.
But Guan Eng dismissed any links, saying the plot was sold via an open tender committee
chaired by the federal-appointed state secretary.
Guan Eng had vehemently denied any wrongdoing, saying he bought the house on a willingseller, willing-buyer basis, and that Phang never won any contracts under his administration.
Meanwhile, MACC in a statement today said the arrest was made against Lim after receiving
instructions from the Attorney-General's Chambers.
"The MACC made the arrest against Guan Eng and Phang after receiving instructions from the
Attorney-General's Chambers to charge them in court tomorrow," it said.
[READ: Kiniguide on the bungalow purchase controversy.]

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