Malaysia Forced The Former Minister Involved In The 1.5 Billion USD Project To Cooperate With China
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Former Malaysian finance minister Lim Guan Eng. |
Lim Guan Eng, the former
Malaysian finance minister, was arrested on corruption charges related to a $
1.5 billion undersea tunnel construction project in cooperation with China.
Mr. Lim is a key member of
the government ruled by the Pakatan Harapan party. This party was
overthrown in March. The former Malaysian finance minister will be
detained overnight to wait for court on Aug. 7, according to the South China
Morning Post.
In a brief statement, the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said Mr Lim will face three
different charges under the country's anti-corruption law at trials on August
7, August 10 and 11/8.
The agreement to build the
tunnel was signed in 2008 during the term of Mr. Lim, then the head of the
state of Penang. The project includes converting wasteland to build highways,
subway lines and an undersea tunnel connecting Penang Island to mainland
Malaysia. This project is still going on so far.
The project was awarded to
the Malaysian company Zenith Construction and the Beijing Urban Construction
Group in 201. Subsequently, the Malaysian company acquired the Chinese
company's stake in the conglomerate.
Mr Lim, 59, was the first
in the Pakatan Harapan coalition of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad to face legal charges.
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