[UPDATED] Azlan Man to face five charges under MACC Act

KUALA LUMPUR – Former Perlis menteri besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man arrived at the Kangar sessions court around 8.30am to face five charges under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.

Clad in a blue shirt, Azlan was also accompanied by a slew of supporters as he entered the courtroom on the second floor of the complex in Perlis.

Also present are Kayang assemblyman Hamizan Hassan and Azlan’s former press secretary Saiful Daniel Mohd Yusof.

Azlan will be read his charges in front of judge Norsalha Hamzah.

He is represented by Burhanudeen Abdul Wahid while the prosecution is led by MACC deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib.

Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009 pertains to presenting or certifying a document containing false details.

Azlan, 64, had served as the menteri besar from 2013 to 2022, having been the assemblyman for both Bintong and Puah throughout his tenure in Perlis.

However, during the last general election, Azlan failed to defend his state seat as Barisan Nasional fell to Perikatan Nasional in Perlis at both federal and state levels. – The Vibes, April 10, 2023