Pontian MP Ahmad Maslan pleaded not guilty in the Kuala Lumpur High Court today to charges of money laundering for failing to declare RM2 million received from former premier Najib Abdul Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and giving a false statement to the MACC.

“I understand and I plead not guilty,” he said when asked by the court interpreter before judge Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh...