KUALA LUMPUR: Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng faces charges before the Special Corruption Court here today (Aug 7) over the controversial RM6.3bil Penang undersea tunnel project.
This comes after he was arrested late last night at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters. The MACC said he will be charged under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.
Lim, who was also Penang chief minister from 2008 to 2018, will face two charges at the Penang Sessions Court next week under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009.The crowd at the Duta Court Complex in KL starts to build up, made up mostly of media members. Lim Guan Eng's supporters are not visible yet
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