Bribes: Ex-Perak Immigration Director, another claim trial

Ipoh: A former Perak Immigration Director and a former Perak prosecution unit chief pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Wednesday on two charges each of soliciting and receiving bribes, two years ago.Zulhairin Yahya, 45, was charged with trying to obtain a bribe of RM10,000 monthly from Nga Chee Jiek to ensure no inspection and raid were conducted on an entertainment outlet near Seri Manjung, when he was working as the Perak Immigration Department Director.

The accused, who is now working in the Public Service Department in Putrajaya, was also charged with receiving a cash bribe of RM4,000 from Nga through the Perak Immigration Department Prosecution Unit Chief Zaidi Dali so that no inspection and raid were conducted on the same premises.

He was charged with demanding the bribe at the Meru Valley Golf & Country Club Club House, here, at 9pm, Nov 5, 2015 and receiving the bribe at the same place at 12.05am, on Nov 12, 2015.

Meanwhile, Zaidi, 49, was charged with trying to solicit a bribe of RM10,000 monthly from Nga to ensure no inspection and raid were conducted on the same entertainment outlet, at about 9pm on Nov 5, 2015.

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Zaidi, who is now working as an assistant superintendent in the Perak Immigration Department, was also charged with obtaining a cash bribe of RM7,000 from Nga for himself and the Perak Immigration Department director to ensure no inspection and raid were conducted on the same premises.

He was charged with receiving the bribe at the Meru Valley Golf & Country Club car park here, at 9.55pm, Nov 11, 2015.

Both the accused were charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Act (MACC) 2009, which allocated a maximum 20 years' jail and fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

MACC deputy public prosecutor Nurul Wahida Jalaluddin appeared for the prosecution. Zaidi was represented by counsel Zamri Idrus and Fadly Hashim while Zulhairin was represented by counsel Ahmad Zaidi Zainal.

Nurul Wahida urged the court to fix bail at RM40,000 in one surety for each charge and both the accused had to surrender their passports to the courts.

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Sessions Judge S. Indra Nehru then allowed both the accused a bail of RM15,000 in one surety each for every charge and ordered them to report to the closest MACC office every month.

The court fixed May 5 for re-mention of the cases.

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