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Tun M shocked over Guan Eng's corruption charges acquittal


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Prime Minister  Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Monday also expressed shock over  the acquittal of former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan from corruption charges.
The charges were related to alleged conversion of land status and purchase of a  bungalow at below market value.
The Penang High Court on Monday acquitted both Lim and co-accused Phang Li Koon of corruption charges in connection to the land conversion and bungalow purchase after the prosecution dropped the charges and sought an order for both accused to be discharged but not amounting to an acquittal.
However, lawyer Ramkarpal Singh representing Lim and counsel Datuk V.Sithambaram acting on behalf of Phang requested for their clients to be discharged and acquitted of the charges, Bernama reported.
When asked about a statement by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission expressing shock over the decision,  Dr Mahathir said: “They have a right to be shocked, I am too.”
He was speaking at a media conference at the  Qashr Munee Palace here at the end of his two-day official visit to Brunei.
On June 30,  2016, Lim, who is currently Finance Minister, had claimed trial over the two corruption charges, involving conversion of land from agriculture status to housing and purchase of a bungalow in Jalan Pinhorn, George Town Penang at below market value. 
Meanwhile, referring to his visit here, Dr Mahathir said what was important was to assure Brunei that the country’s policy to Brunei did not change, and Malaysia wished to remain as a friendly country to Brunei.
He said the reception he received during the visit was very encouraging and he was happy when the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah himself drove a buggy to take him around.
The Sultan of Brunei was among the first foreign leaders to visit him days after he was sworn in as Prime Minister after his Pakatan Harapan coalition won   Malaysia’s 1th general election on May 9 and Dr Mahathir was reciprocating the visit.
Dr Mahathir said his brief discussions with the Sultan included the Pan Borneo Highway, cooperation on oil production as agreed by the two countries earlier and on Limbang.  
Earlier, in the morning, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah took the Prime Minister for a drive in Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas here in a buggy and later for breakfast at Restaurant Horizon.
After trip, the Prime Minister and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali had an audience with the Sultan at Istana Nurul Iman followed by a four-eyed meeting between the two leaders before attending a luncheon.  
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister delivered a lecture at  Universiti Brunei Darussalam and replied to questions raised by academicians before proceeding to the Qashr Munee Palace.  
The Prime Minister and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and members of the delegation including Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah departed for home from Bandar Seri Begawan International Airport late this evening. 

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