DAP chairperson Lim Guan Eng has described court testimony alleging that he received bribes as untrue and “imaginary”.
This is after a witness in his corruption trial claimed that Lim was happy to receive RM200,000 in bribes in relation to the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
“I have not received a single sen. This is clear as there is no money trail in the form of cash or in my bank account.
“There is absolutely no money as has been alleged,” Lim (above) said.
Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (ZCSB) senior executive director Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli testified yesterday that Lim smiled as he handed an RM100,000 bribe to the then Penang chief minister in 2013.
The 23rd prosecution witness claimed that the accused also seemed happy when the former handed another RM100,000 in bribes to the latter in 2014.
Zarul claimed the payments were linked to Lim purportedly asking for 10 percent of the profit from the project in return for the project to be awarded to his company via direct negotiation.
Lim said today that he believed the allegations to be a political conspiracy, as there is not a single politician who has been charged if there was no money trail, video or audio recording that he had ever asked for bribes.
He said he would leave it to his lawyers to uncover these “lies” on Monday when his corruption trial resumes.
The ongoing trial concerns four graft charges against Lim, all regarding the undersea tunnel project.
Besides giving Lim cash, Zarul testified today that he also bought an RM43,000 luxury watch for the former’s 55th birthday in 2015. - Mkini
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