However, his corruption trial over the Penang undersea tunnel project will proceed without his presence.“He’s at the IJN now after having a medical procedure last night.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin wished Lim a speedy recovery, but said the prosecution regretted that he knew the trial had been fixed for this week and he had chosen to be admitted.Judge Azura Alwi then decided to invoke Section 264 of the Criminal Procedural Code that allows the dispensing of an accused presence for the trial on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The offence was allegedly committed between January 2011 and August 2017 at the Penang Chief Minister's Office. Lim is charged with committing the offence near The Gardens Hotel, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City here, in March 2011, between 12.30am and 2am.