Assemblywoman at MACC to be questioned over bribes-for-homes racket
After her father’s questioning yesterday, DAP’s Sungai Pinang rep Lim Siew Khim arrives at the MACC headquarters this morning
(FMT) – An elected rep whose father was caught on video over a bribes-for-affordable homes racket, arrived at the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) for questioning today.
At about 10am, DAP’s Sungai Pinang Assemblywoman Lim Siew Khim arrived at the anti-graft body’s headquarters at Northam Road here with her lawyers R S N Rayer and Ramkarpal Singh.
Neither she or her lawyers spoke to teeming pressmen gathered outside the building.
Lim Keat Seong, 68, who is Siew Khim’s father, turned himself in to MACC yesterday.
After questioning him for five hours, MACC officers brought him to two apartments to search for documents.
He was first brought to an apartment at Sungai Pinang and later at Paya Terubong.
Ten accompanying MACC officers had apparently searched the house for nearly an hour.
Keat Seong was alleged to have collected fees from those who wanted to “cut queues” and ensure they got state affordable housing units.
It was alleged that he charged a fee of RM260 per application and other miscellaneous fees.
On Sunday, Penang Kini, a local political news aggregator on Facebook, uploaded a video depicting Keat Seong, as an alleged agent or middleman for obtaining affordable homes.
In the video, it appears as if the 68-year-old retiree, “Uncle Lim” (Keat Seong), was berated by unhappy customers who were promised affordable housing units, but did not obtain them.
The video was believed to have been shot secretly at a coffee shop late last year.
A mediator was also seen arranging to return money to aggrieved customers in instalments.
Siew Khim, in an immediate response, told the press she was not involved and was not aware of her father’s deeds.
Meanwhile, Penang Housing committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo had also said there was no way any housing applicants could pay their way to get affordable homes.
