Guan Eng mulls legal action against anyone who questions his education credentials


  • Nation
  • Monday, 11 Feb 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng is considering filing defamatory suits against anyone, including media outlets and politicians, if they continue to question the Finance Minister’s education credentials.

His political secretary, Tony Pua, who read out a press statement, said that the minister’s lawyers have advised that Lim reserve his rights to file defamatory claims against any newspapers that continue to print lies to diminish and question his position, stature and credibility.

Asked if he will consider taking legal action against MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong for attacking Lim over the matter, Pua said that is a possibility.

Pua declined to take further questions during the press conference, saying that Lim’s lawyers have advised him not to do so.

“I was instructed by the lawyers to Mr Lim not to take questions on this issue. Because this matter may go to court and they don’t want me saying the wrong things at a press conference,” he said during the press conference held at DAP’s headquarters on Monday (Feb 11).

“So I’ve been asked to stick to the statement, this is what we would like to highlight today (Feb 11),” he added.

Lim wasn’t present at the press conference, which was led by Pua and attended by Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng and Pandamaran assemblymen Leong Tuck Chee.

“This issue is frivolous, there is no need for him as the Finance Minister to answer to this,” Pua explained when quizzed by the media.

On Lim’s limguaneng.com website, it is stated in his biodata that he graduated from Monash University, Australia, with a Bachelor of Economics and was a qualified professional accountant by 1983.

Pua, in answering Dr Wee, said that Lim had graduated in 1983, adding that the Australian academic calendar ends in November annually.

Pua said that universities have their own conventions in naming their degrees, adding that “having a ‘Bachelor of Economics’ degree does not mean that Lim didn’t study accountancy”.

During the press conference, Pua also distributed copies of Lim’s certificate of membership with the Australian Society of Accountants, which said that Lim was admitted as a provisional member of the society on Feb 21, 1984.

The Australian Society of Accountants is now known as the CPA Australia (Certified Practising Accountant).  

To obtain a CPA license, aspiring individuals, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, requires a year of supervised experience under a CPA holder to take the CPA exam.  

In Malaysia, individuals aspiring to register as a chartered accountant under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, requires no less than three years of approved working experience.  

 


Subscribe or renew your subscriptions to win prizes worth up to RM68,000!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Nation

Bus lanes in Penang lauded but some businesses cry foul
Not enough engagement with us on Gig Workers’ Economy Bill, says industry players
Melaka Health Department shuts two hotel kitchens for rat droppings and cockroaches
Ex-Kemaman MP elected to represent Terengganu in Senate
Over 1,354 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies in Selangor since 2023
Woman killed in crash wanted to return home and meet her mother
Tenom Pangi hydroelectric station fully powered up by year-end, to give Sabah 25% reserve margin, Madius says
Sabah passes Bill to boost rice production amid global food security concerns
Selangor hits roadblock in proposed motorsports circuit area, seeking new location
Appellate Court to deliver verdict on former ministry sec-gen and son’s graft appeals on Feb 20

Others Also Read