KANGAR: Former Perlis mentri besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man has been charged at the Sessions Court here with submitting false claims amounting to RM1.185mil for his trip to Britain from 2013 to 2017.
Azlan, 65, pleaded not guilty after all the charges were read separately before judge Norsalha Hamzah on Monday (April 10).
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He was charged under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 for submitting documents that are false or contain false details with the intention of deceiving.
The former Perlis Umno chief was Pauh assemblyman from 2013 to 2018, before winning the Bintong state seat in 2018.
He failed to retain the seat in the 15th General Election last year. He was Perlis' ninth mentri besar from 2013 to 2022.
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