Dr M: Selective prosecution to blame for Lim’s case

Businesswoman Phang Li Koon (left) and Lim Guan Eng leaving the Penang High Court after their acquittal over corruption charges on Sept 3, 2018. – LIM BENG TATT/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The previous government practised selective prosecution as it victimised many politicians from the then opposition bloc, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“There were many people who had done what Lim Guan Eng did but they were not selected.