A Fisheries Department officer has pleaded not guilty at a Sessions Court here for receiving bribe as an inducement not to take action against two people for having cockle spats without a permit.
Sahimi Ariffin, 56, was charged with receiving RM500 from Mohd Fadli Sahri at the parking lot in front of Restoran Biriyani at Bandar Baru, Sri Manjung at 3pm on March 11.
The bribe was said to be an inducement to not take action against Mohd Fadli and one Azmi Hussein for having cockle spats without permit in Taiping.
Sahimi, who is charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act, now faces up to 20 years in jail or five times the amount of the bribe or both.
Sessions judge Julie Lack Abdullah fixed Sept 28 for mention to allow Sahimi to appoint a lawyer, and bail at RM4,000 with one surety.
Source : The Star
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