The 2 charges against me under the Malaysian anti-corruption Commission Act (MACC) and Penal Code for corrupt practice is a clear act of political persecution motivated solely to destroy me as Penang Chief Minister. I had explained to MACC that the purchase of the bungalow from Ms Phang Li Koon is above-board, an arms-length transaction on a willing buyer and seller basis without any coercion or special favours granted from me or the state government.
Ms Phang is a friend of my wife and has no active business relationship with the state government. She is not a housing developer and the bungalow she sold me for RM2.8 million was built in the 1980s.
Khir Toyo's seller lost RM5mil, my seller made RM300K
There have been attempts to draw similarities between my case and former Selangor Menteri Besar, Mohd Khir Toyo. This is wrong. Unlike Khir Toyo’s case, Ms Phang did not make a loss of RM5 million but recorded a small profit of RM300,000-00 from her original purchase price of RM2.5 million. Unlike Khir Toyo’s case, Ms Phang is not a housing developer that has to be reliant on state government to continue her business.
What benefit did Miss Phang from state govt when MESB did not succeed in re-zoning its property
On the second charge relating to the approval of Magnificent Emblem Sdn. Bhd. (MESB)’s application to re-zone its land from agricultural to residential, MESB’s did not succeed in re-zoning its property to residential. The property is still remain an agricultural land. What benefit is there to MESB when it could not get its re-zoning approval to agricultural when it could not get final approval by Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang.
Also the hype on Taman Manggis fizzled out because there was nothing wrong
I am also puzzled by what started off as a vicious political attack on me selling out Taman Manggis land meant for the poor has came to nothing. Why all the hype about Taman Manggis land by BN Ministers then? Clearly there is nothing wrong with Taman Manggis land sale and instead I am charged for making a decision for MESB that finally did not gain them any benefit.
Yet Najib walks away with RM2.6bil 'donation', 1MDB with dubious debts of RM50bil
Sadly there is no corruption with huge RM50 billion debts or RM2.6 billion or RM4 billion in your personal bank accounts. But it is now corruption even when the alleged corrupt party did not gain any benefit.
I will not submit to such dirty and vicious political plays to destroy my reputation or Penang’s image as the cleanest and best-run state in Malaysia. We are proud of our open competitive tenders and proud of our accolades from Transparency International and the annual Auditor-General’s Reports. We will not allow BN to throw mud to hide its own corruption scandals. We will prove our innocence in court.
We will fight to prove that the Pakatan government is a people centric government that upholds its principles of integrity, justice, freedom and democracy. There is still hope for a Malaysia that is clean and free from corruption, abuse of power and oppression. We must not allow BN to steal our children’s future as they have stolen ours.
Conclusion
What type of country do we want our children to grow up when those who gained benefits and donations amounting to billions of ringgit are not charged for corruption whilst those who gained no benefit are prosecuted for corruption.
BN can prosecute me but will not kill my passion to free Malaysia from corruption.
BN can victimize me but will not crush my spirit to free Malaysia from those who steal our children's future.
BN can even humiliate me by unnecessary detaining me overnight but will not succeed in changing white to black and black to white, right cannot become wrong and wrong cannot become right.
BN will not break my party's unity - we stand together as leaders and members to battle for reforms towards a better Malaysia with freedom, justice and democracy.
If BN feels that they can bend or break me by arresting me, they are wrong! I will die standing than live on bended knees. A free Malaysia, a fair Malaysia, a prosperous Malaysia for all is worth fighting for!
LIM GUAN ENG IS PENANG CHIEF MINISTER, DAP SECRETARY-GENERAL
用以对付我的反贪法令下进行贪污的两项控罪明显是政治迫害，唯一目的是要摧毁槟城首席部长。我已经清楚向反贪会解释，我向彭丽君小姐购买这间洋房是光明磊落，是基于愿买愿卖原则的正常交易，当中并无任何强迫或获得我或州政府任何的特殊关照。
彭丽君是我太太的朋友，她与州政府并没有商业关系。她并不是发展商，她以280万令吉售予我的洋房是建于1980年代的旧房子。
外界有人企图将我的案件等同于雪兰莪州务大臣基尔一案，这是错的。因为彭丽君小姐作为卖家并没有像基尔一案的卖家损失500万令吉售卖房子给基尔，相反彭小姐在这笔交易中获得30万令吉的盈利，她当时购买这间洋房的原价是250万令吉。也与基尔一案不同，彭小姐并不是发展商并不需要依靠州政府来延续她的生意。
关于批准Magnificent Emblem Sdn. Bhd. (MESB)将其农业地重划为住宅地的控告， MESB并没有成功获得批准将其农业地重划为住宅地。这项产业如今仍然是农业地。当MESB无法从槟岛市政厅获得重划农业地的准证，试问MESB有得到了什么好处？
我更迷惑不解的是一开始对我莫须有展开狠毒攻击的出售山竹园土地课题，调查到最后一切都是无中生有。那么为何国阵一众部长一开始一直针对山竹园炒作？很明显现在一切都与山竹园无关，反而我现在被控告的竟然是作出一项最后并没有让MESB获得任何利益的决定。
真的很伤心看到巨额的500亿令吉或26亿令吉或40亿令吉在你的私人银行户口竟然不是贪污，但如今却指控没有获得任何利益的一方贪污。
我将不会对如此肮脏及恶毒，企图摧毁我信誉或槟城形象的政治把戏屈服，槟城是全马最廉洁及治理得最好的州属。我们为我们的公开招标自豪，为我们能获得国际透明组织及常年的国家稽查报告赞赏而自豪。我们绝不允许国阵向我们扒粪来掩盖他们自己的贪污丑闻。我们将在法庭上证明我们是冤枉的。
我们将证明希联政府是秉持廉洁、正义、自由及民主的以民为本政府。马来西亚仍然还有成为廉洁国家及免于贪污、滥权及压迫的希望。我们不容许国阵再盗窃我们孩子的未来，就像他们一直以来盗窃我们的未来。
结论
当那些获得数十亿计的利益及捐款的人没有遭到提控，反而没有获得利益的人却遭到提控，试问我们要我们的孩子在一个怎样的国家成长？
国阵可以提控我，但绝不能消灭我的强烈渴望，那要让马来西亚免于贪污的强烈渴望。
国阵可以加害我，但绝不能捣碎我的灵魂，那要让马来西亚孩子未来免于被盗窃的灵魂。
国阵甚至可以不必要的扣留我一夜，羞辱我，但他们将无法将白变成黑，黑变成白；对的绝不会错，错的绝不会对。
国阵将无法打击我党的团结，我们所有领袖及党员站稳脚跟团结一致为了改革及创造一个自由、正义及民主的美好马来西亚而奋战不懈。
若国阵认为他们能以逮捕我来毁我心灭我志，他们可大错特错！我宁愿站着死不愿跪着活。因为自由的马来西亚、公正的马来西亚、繁荣的马来西亚值得我继续战斗下去！
林冠英
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