Lim reminded Liew that he was the one who led the party during the 13th General Election (GE13) on May 5, 2013.
“This shows that Liew knows what happened to the party’s monies,” she said.
After GE13, she said Liew lost his party presidency upon failing to secure the members’ support.
“Liew was the president of LDP from 2006 to 2013, during which he was also appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.”
She said that during Liew’s tenure as party president, he had received political contributions amounting to RM3.5 million from the then Barisan Nasional (BN) president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“The funds were given in three cheques between April 5, 2012 and April 19, 2013.
“The monies were later withdrawn from the party’s bank account between April 22, 2013 and May 3, 2013.
“As such, Liew should know best the whereabouts of the monies or how the funds had been spent,” she said.
Lim also refuted Liew’s claim that the signatories in the bank had been changed without his knowledge.
She said the party leadership crisis broke out sometime in October 2013.
Soon after, LDP called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 6, followed by a party election on October 20.
“During this period, the party’s bank account was frozen due to the leadership crisis.
“The signatories at the bank was changed in March 2014, after the Registrar of Societies (ROS) declared the party election valid on January 7, 2014.
“The change of signatories was done with the consensus of the Supreme Council.
“So how could Liew allege that his signatory in the bank was replaced without his knowledge?”
Lim said monetary contribution to political parties was a common matter.
“As reported in the Chinese daily newspapers, Datuk Chin Su Phin has told the police what he knew about the RM3.5 million.
“Liew should have clarified the matter instead of evading accountability and attacking other innocent people, including Datuk Chin and Datuk Seri Panglima Teo Chee Kang over a blog post.”
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