The Kuala Lumpur High Court has granted leave to attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali to begin proceedings to cite Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng for contempt of court.

Apandi is seeking to commit Lim to jail over the latter’s purported comments on the corruption and abuse of power charges against him.

The attorney-general was represented by senior federal counsel Amarjit Singh, who said the documents for the proceedings will be filed in two weeks.