Kit Siang, speaking at the party’s 50th anniversary celebrations, said the press could compare the house to that bought by former Selangor Menteri Besar Mohd Khir Toyo, sentenced to jail for corruption over the purchase of the RM20 million mansion.
Malaysiakini reported that Kit Siang showed photos of Khir’s home in Shah Alam. Referring to his son by his party position, he said: “Our secretary-general is under siege for corruption. All reports appear to suggest that people have the impression that the house is comparable to Khir Toyo’s. So perhaps Guan Eng should open the house to the press so people can compare,” he added.
When Guan Eng made his address, he said he was embarrassed at having his house compared to Khir Toyo’s mansion in Shah Alam, Malaysiakini reported.
Lim sought a two-storey bungalow on 10,000 sq ft of land at Jalan Pinhorn, off Green Lane, in George Town which he has rented since he became chief minister. “Mine is an old house which was built 30 years ago,” Lim said.
In response to his father’s suggestion for a press inspection, he said he would need to consult his wife. “She told me she wanted a home which has privacy only for the family, so I must ask her,” he was quoted as saying.
Guan Eng’s bungalow purchase was the subject of a parliamentary question when Tasek Gelugor MP Shahbudin Yahya of Umno accused Guan Eng of having bought the unit at below the market price of RM6-RM6.5 million.
He linked the purchase to the state government’s sale of state land, meant for affordable housing in Taman Manggis, Jalan Zainal Abidin. The land was sold to Kuala Lumpur International Dental Centre Sdn Bhd which says it intends to build a private hospital and hotel.
Shahbudin has said that the bungalow owner and a director of KLIDC were business partners in a management consultancy.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has opened investigations into the purchase, after several police reports were lodged.
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