KUALA LUMPUR: Money laundering is to be the charge that DAP leader Lim Guan Eng’s wife will face next week, brought by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Besides Betty Chew, also to be roped in is Phang Li Khoon, said to be a business associate.
While Phang will be charged with abetting, Lim is expected to face a charge of using his position as then Penang chief minister for gratification.
Soon after Lim became finance minister after the 2018 general election, MACC charges against him and Phang were dropped. At that time, the charges revolved around his purchase of a bungalow from Phang.
Today, media cited a source as claiming that the charges against Lim, Chew and Phang are over a “fresh case”.
“Chew will face a charge under Section 4(1)(a) and (b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
“Lim and Phang will face charges under the MACC Act 2009.
“All three will be charged on Tuesday at the Sessions Court in Butterworth and it is not related to the bungalow purchase,” the source was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.
When met by reporters outside the Penang MACC office today, Chew’s lawyer Lee Khai confirmed that his client would be charged with money laundering.
Lee said it involved Chew’s alleged involvement in a company to which she had provided legal consultancy. Chew is a lawyer.
In Kuala Lumpur earlier Friday, Lim claimed trial to a corruption charge related to a RM6.3 bil road and tunnel project in Penang. He was alleged to have sought a 10% cut of the profits to be made from the project. – Aug 7, 2020
