RM2m 'chocolate' given to another party, not Guan Eng - lawyer

The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today was told that RM2 million in bribes - codenamed "chocolate" - allegedly given to Lim Guan Eng, was actually paid to another party.

Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, who represented Lim, said two prosecution witnesses, Azli Adam and Ibrahim Sahari, who testified in the fraud case involving businessman G Gnanaraja at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, confirmed the money was given to other people.

"In the trial of this case in this court, Azli and Ibrahim, who were the 28th and 29th prosecution witnesses respectively, testified that...