Lim Guan Eng is accused of using his position as then Penang chief minister to solicit a 10% share of profits from the undersea tunnel project, as well as obtaining RM3.3 million in bribes from a businessman. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR : The sessions court here today was told that former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng sought the views of senior state government officials on whether the proposed undersea tunnel project could be legally carried out. During cross-examination, lawyer Ramkarpal Singh said Lim sought the opinions and advice of the state secretary and state legal adviser on whether the project complied with the law, during several Penang exco meetings in 2011. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Zulhilmi Ramli agreed, saying the discussions were recorded in the exco meeting minutes, and that the state legal adviser acted on the executive council’s instructions. He also told the court that MACC recorded statements from then state legal adviser Faiza Zulkifli and former state secretary Farizan Darus as part of its investigation.