KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The corruption charges against Lim Guan Eng over his house purchase will strengthen national support for the DAP, especially in Penang, as pro-opposition voters perceive the prosecution to be a political attack, analysts said. Merdeka Center director Ibrahim Suffian said the charges against the Penang chief minister and DAP secretary-general…
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No need to step down, Penang DAP tells Guan Eng
GEORGE TOWN: There is no need for Lim Guan Eng to step down as Penang Chief Minister as the corruption charge is merely a form of political persecution, Exco member Chow Kon Yeow said. The state DAP chairman explained that despite the two charges levelled at its secretary-general, the Penang DAP committee found Lim to…
Statement of Lim Guan Eng after he has been charged in court on 30 June 2016
The 2 charges against me under the Malaysian anti-corruption Commission Act (MACC) and Penal Code for corrupt practice is a clear act of political persecution motivated solely to destroy me as Penang Chief Minister. I had explained to MACC that the purchase of the bungalow from Ms Phang Li Koon is above-board, an arms-length transaction…
“Saya tidak akan hidup melutut”
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Solidarity with YAB Lim Guan Eng
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