Man Who Fell From Condo Key Witness In Guan Eng S Corruption Case

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The 53-year-old businessman fell to his death at the Palazzo condominium in Kelawei Road, Penang, this morning.PETALING JAYA: A prominent businessman who fell to his death in Penang was a key prosecution witness in former chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s undersea tunnel corruption case, a source said.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) source said the 53-year-old man was once arrested for an investigation.
He said the man had cooperated fully with the investigation team and given sworn statements to assist with the prosecution’s case.
“We did not pressure him whatsoever. He cooperated willingly. He was one of the main prosecution witnesses over the land swap deal,” the source told FMT.
FMT is withholding the name of the businessman pending police confirmation.
In 2018, the businessman was arrested by MACC for investigations into claims of corruption into the undersea tunnel project.
Although he was the main witness in the corruption trial, which is ongoing, he had yet to be called to the stand.
Lim was charged in the High Court with using his position as then chief minister to ask a developer for a 10% cut of the profits from the undersea tunnel project.
He is also accused of seeking RM3.3 million in kickbacks to appoint a developer to undertake the RM6.3 billion project, which includes three main roads.
In addition, he faces two counts of dishonestly misappropriating RM208.7 million worth of state land to two companies.
Earlier, police said a man had fallen from the Palazzo condominium at Kelawei Road this morning.
Northeast district police chief Soffian Santong said there would be no further comment pending an investigation.
The man was taken to the Penang Hospital and later pronounced dead. - FMT

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