Lim Guan Eng: Penang undersea tunnel case case status
Chief Minister of Penang. Prosecutors allege that Lim solicited a 10 percent profit share and used his position to obtain RM3.3 million to help a company win the RM6.341 billion undersea tunnel and major roads project, and caused two state land plots to be disposed of to a linked developer.
Status: On trialHis trial before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi was ongoing as of 3 August 2026, with the 38th prosecution witness under cross-examination.
- Country
- Malaysia
- Agency
- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)
- Court
- Sessions Court, Kuala Lumpur
- Status date
- 3 August 2026
- Amount alleged
- MYR 3,300,000
Case history
- Charged with soliciting a 10 percent profit share and with using his position to obtain RM3.3 million in connection with the tunnel project.1,2
- Charged with two counts of dishonest misappropriation linked to two land plots valued at about RM208.75 million.1
- Trial began at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court before judge Azura Alwi.1,3
- The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal to move the trial to the High Court, so it stayed in the Sessions Court.3
- MACC officer Zulhilmi Ramli, the 38th prosecution witness, rejected defence suggestions that the probe was biased.2
Response
In September 2020 Lim said the timing of the misappropriation charges showed the prosecution was "politically motivated" (The Edge). His defence has suggested the MACC probe was biased (Malay Mail).
Sources
- The Edge Malaysia, Guan Eng's Penang undersea tunnel corruption trial starts today (13 July 2021)
- Malay Mail, MACC officer rejects bias claim in Lim Guan Eng undersea tunnel probe (3 August 2026)
- The Vibes, Guan Eng's bid to shift graft case to High Court dismissed (16 November 2021)
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