KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng was charged with corruption on Friday relating to soliciting a bribe for a $1.5 billion infrastructure project, state news agency Bernama reported.
Lim, arrested on Thursday night, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Anti-graft officials have said he will face two more charges next week.
(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
