GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here today postponed the corruption trial of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon to May 21, following a defence application that he needed to prepare for the 14th general election (GE14). “Parliament was dissolved last Saturday, and there would be general election at both the Federal and state level. “There is this issue about the need for the chief minister to make preparations for the general election, and the court case cannot proceed without him in attendance,” she said. At the start of the trial on March 26, Lim had claimed trial to two counts of amended charges. Phang also pleaded not guilty to an amended charge with abetting Guan Eng in obtaining the bungalow at an undervalued cost at the same place and date.

Source: New Strait Times April 09, 2018 04:30 UTC