<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KANGAR (April 24): Perlis Menteri Besar&nbsp;Mohd Shukri Ramli confirmed that he knew about his son being arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC),&nbsp;and will leave it to the authorities to complete their investigation.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>"I have been informed of the news by the MACC, and leave it to the discretion of the MACC.&nbsp;That's all for now,” he said briefly when met by reporters after the Perlis state assembly sitting here on Wednesday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Earlier, the MACC reportedly remanded six men, including the son of a menteri besar, to assist in an investigation into a case of producing falsified documents&nbsp;to make RM600,000 in claims since 2022.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Two civil servants in the Menteri Besar's Office and State Secretary's Office and three&nbsp;company contractors were also detained.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>All the suspects, aged between 26 and 37, were detained by the MACC between 7am&nbsp;and 8am on Tuesday around the state.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Magistrate Ana Rozana Mohd Nor granted a remand order against all the suspects from Wednesday to Thursday, to allow the MACC to conduct an investigation under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009.</p></div>

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Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli confirmed that he knew about his son being arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), and will leave it to the authorities to complete their investigation.

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<p>All the suspects remanded on Saturday following the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station early on Friday morning are local citizens, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.</p>


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