DAP hits RM1m target, ends donation drive for Guan Eng’s bail

© Provided by Malay Mail Online Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng arrives at the Penang Court Complex in George Town, June 30, 2016. ― Picture by KE OoiGEORGE TOWN, July 1 — Penang DAP has halted its public donation campaign after collecting sufficient funds to replenish its coffers from posting the RM1 million court bail for its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the collection crossed RM1 million as at 2pm today, less than 24 hours after they launched the RM10 fundraiser.

“We have received RM1,009,000 as at 2pm today. Since 6pm yesterday, we have been receiving donations of about RM51,000 every hour,” he told a press conference here.

He thanked all Malaysians who contributed generously and announced the donation campaign is now closed.

Penang DAP launched the RM10 campaign after the party forked out RM890,000 from its accounts and another RM110,000 from its national headquarters’ accounts to pay for Lim’s bail yesterday.

Lim was charged with abuse of power and corruption over the alleged approval of a rezoning application by Magnificent Emblem to convert agricultural land to residential and over his purchase of his RM2.8 million house from Phang Li Koon at below market value of RM4.27 million.