Penang govt the ‘losing party’ in tunnel project, Guan Eng’s trial told
The sessions court hearing Lim Guan Eng’s corruption trial was told today that the Penang government ended up the “losing party” in the RM6.3 billion undersea tunnel project.
Investigating officer Zulhilmi Halim from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the loss was incurred after two plots of land known as Lots 702 and 713 were transferred to businessman Zarul Ahmad Zulkifli.
He said the land swap was intended to compensate Zarul for conducting feasibility studies and preparing detailed design plans for the tunnel.
Zarul previously testified that he neither carried out the study nor prepared the plans. He also said he did not receive payment in full.
Zulhilmi told the court that MACC also investigated the late businessman Ewe Swee Kheng as part of its probe into the project. Ewe…
