KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Friday pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge involving a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project, after his overnight arrest stunned the nation and prompted his allies to accuse the government of "political persecution."
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Malaysia's former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, center, arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Aug. 7 to face a corruption charge. © Reuters
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