MACC: Guan Eng, Phang arrested on Attorney General's instructions


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

Lim being escorted by MACC officers to be taken to the MACC headquarters on Wednesday.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon were arrested after receiving instructions from the Attorney-General's Office to charge them in court tomorrow, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said.

The commission said in a statement on Wednesday that Lim was taken from his office on Level 28, Komtar, at 5.45pm while Phang was arrested at her office on Level 6, Penang Garden in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah at 4.15pm.

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