Cop denies receiving RM1,200 bribe
Published on: Friday, August 05, 2016
Ipoh: A policeman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Thursday to receiving a RM1,200 bribe two years ago. Corporal Mohamad Sukeri Othman, 35, attached to the North Zone Highway Patrol Unit (Bandar Baharu-Changkat Jering) pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out to him before judge S. Indra Nehru. Mohamad Sukeri was charged with accepting RM1,200 in cash from V. Tamil Vanan as an inducement not to take action against him on suspicion of carrying liquor with unpaid taxes on a Toyota Avanza car at the Gunung Semanggol rest and service area on the North-South Expressway at 1.50pm on Nov 7, 2014.
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The charge, under Section 17(a) of the Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 carries a maximum 20 years imprisonment and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher upon conviction. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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