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On 29 April 2020, a civil action was initiated against Lee Swee Eng for an alleged breach of section 188(2) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA) in respect of the disposal of KNM Group Berhad shares by Lee Swee Eng. The SC sought, among others, the following:
A declaration that Lee Swee Eng has contravened section 188(2) of the CMSA;
Payment of the sum of RM11,003,574.00 which is equivalent to three (3) times the amount of RM3,667,858.00 being the difference between the price at which the said shares were disposed and the price at which the said shares would have been likely to have been disposed at the time of the disposal, if the Inside Information had been made generally available;
A civil penalty of RM1,000,000.00;
An order that Chang Kee Soon be removed of directorship and management positions in any public listed companies in Malaysia;
An order that Lee Swee Eng be barred from being a chief executive or director from being involved in the management, directly or indirectly of any public listed company in Malaysia for a period of 5 years from the date of judgment;
An order that Lee Swee Eng be restrained from trading in any securities on Bursa Malaysia for a period of 5 years from the date of judgment.
Interest and Costs.