KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 24 -- Former Sabah Water Department Deputy Director Lim Lam Beng told the Special Corruption Court yesterday that the cash and money used to purchase his vehicle, as stated in the charges against him, were his own and not proceeds of money laundering.

Lim, 71, a retiree, maintained that he never received any illicit money, insisting that all the amounts cited in the charges were from legitimate sources, including his personal bank account, his wife's Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) account, and his share investments in Singapore.

Continuing his evidence-in-chief in his defence before Judge Abu Bakar Manat, Lim was questioned by his counsel, Datuk Tan Hock Chuan.

Tan pointed out to Lim that prosecution's 29th witness, ...