Nothing serious in audio clip

The clip airs an alleged conversation in Mandarin between Lim Guan Eng and his press secretary Cheong Yin Fan on the allocation for Chinese schools.

GEORGE TOWN: The leaked audio recording of an alleged conversation between Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his press secretary Cheong Yin Fan was dismissed as no big deal by DAP here today.

DAP national chairman Karpal Singh said there was nothing critical in the leaked alleged conversation that could jeopardise Lim’s position as head of the Penang government.

Dismissing the purported recording as “no issue at all”, the DAP supremo said it was the only media which got excited over the leak.

He called on all quarters to put an end to it.

Karpal also noted that Cheong had already explained the matter thoroughly in her press statement yesterday.

“There is nothing really serious in the conversation that can compromise Lim’s position as the chief minister.

“Yin Fan had explained it to the press.

“So put the matter to rest,” Karpal, the Bukit Gelugor MP, told a press conference here today.

The five-minute recording has been uploaded recently on Facebook and YouTube under the title “Lim Guan Eng and assistant Cheong Yin Fan’s secret audio recording.”

It airs an alleged conversation in Mandarin between Lim, the DAP secretary general, and Cheong, on the allocation for Chinese schools.

In the recording, which has garnered over 2,700 hits, Lim is heard requesting Cheong to get more details on the allocation.

An individual who leaked the audio recording alleged that it was a secret conversation between the two, and that they were out to twist details on Barisan Nasional (BN) allocation to Chinese schools.

In her statement, Cheong insisted that her conversation with Lim was no secret as it took place before many during a press briefing when Lim attended the Shared Services & Outsourcing Conference 2012 recently.

“He was instructing me to get more details on the allocation for Chinese schools.”

“The content of the conversation I had with the Chief Minister is the same as the one described as secret by Souminews,” she said.

The latest audio recording leak comes on the heels of the leaked “CAT” audio recording involving Deputy Chief Minister I Mansor Othman.

In the leaked recording, which was aired during TV3 prime time, state PKR chief Mansor was allegedly heard describing Lim as “cocky, arrogant and tokong (a deity)” to some party members during a closed door meeting.

Mansor was also allegedly heard claiming that DAP, despite being part of Pakatan Rakyat, “wants to kill off PKR in the next general election and control power in Penang”.

State PKR has submitted a comprehensive report on the case based on findings of an internal probe to party top leadership for further action.

It’s learnt that the report had virtually identified the culprits behind the leak.