KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General (AG) has obtained High Court leave to proceed with contempt of court proceedings against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the latter's press statements regarding his graft case. Senior federal counsel Datuk Amarjeet Singh confirmed that judge Datuk Hanipah Farikullah gave the go-ahead during case management of the matter in her chambers this morning. Amarjeet, who represented AG Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali, said the legal action was over Lim having allegedly scandalised the courts over his media statements that surfaced on online social media. He added that they will be filing court papers to initiate committal proceedings within two weeks. On June 30, Lim claimed trial to two charges at the Georgetown High Court.

Source: New Strait Times September 21, 2016 03:42 UTC