I am upset when I heard that my wife Betty Chew was arrested by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission even though she had nothing to do with the tunnel project or government matters. I was relieved she was released. Really concerned that she would need to spend a night in the MACC lock-up like me.
I had to change to the SPRM orange T-shirt and slept on the wooden floor in the small lock-up(no pillow no mattreses), unlike my predecessor who need not spend a single night in the lock-up. Whether this is double-standards or not, only MACC can answer.
PN going after me with baseless charges is to be expected. After all this unelected government needs to reinforce their slim parliamentary majority. But to go for my wife, who even though a lawyer, does not enjoy a luxurious lifestyle, shows that they know how to hit you where you helplessly hurt most!
Adversity shall make our love stronger ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pH3RnqxBJu
— Lim Guan Eng (@guanenglim) August 7, 2020