Guan Eng’s wife to be charged under AMLA on Tuesday
Published on: Saturday, August 08, 2020
By: The Edge Markets
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Betty Chew (second from left), wife of former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, leaves the MACC Penang branch in George Town yesterday.
GEORGE TOWN: Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s wife, Betty Chew, who was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) earlier Friday to assist investigations into a case of her involvement with a private company, will be charged at the Butterworth Sessions Court on Aug 11.Chew, who turned up at MACC headquarters here at 10.45am, was accompanied by her sister-in law, Lim Hui Ying, and lawyer Lee Khai.
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Lee said he accompanied his client to the MACC Friday morning to have her statement taken over the investigation on her alleged involvement with a private company, Excel Property Management and Consultancy Sdn Bhd.
“The investigation is relating to the legal consultancy she provided to the company and it was investigated under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities (AMLA) Act.
“She will be charged on Tuesday morning at the Butterworth Court,” he said Friday.
He added that Hui Ying was not involved in the case and was there to post the RM50,000 bail after Chew’s arrest.
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Lee also denied that the investigation on Chew has anything to do with the controversial RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project.
“No...it has got nothing to do with the undersea tunnel project,” he said.
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After more than five hours, Chew was seen leaving the Penang’s MACC office at 4.30pm accompanied by Hui Ying and Lee.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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