An ex-political secretary to former defence minister Mohamad Sabu was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today with five counts of accepting and soliciting bribes, amounting to RM6.35 million, to help a company to secure projects by the ministry.

However, Mohd Azhar Che Mat Dali, 49, pleaded not guilty to all the charges which were read out to him before judge Azura Alwi.

On one of the charges, Azhar was alleged to have solicited RM5 million from...