Spanco Sdn Bhd tycoon Robert Tan Hua Choon has claimed trial to a charge of cheating the Finance Ministry into awarding his company a 15-year contract worth over RM3 billion to supply, maintain, and manage official government vehicles.

Tan, 83, was accused of committing the offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code, between Feb 27 and Feb 28, 2019, at the Finance Ministry in Putrajaya...