A policeman was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined RM20,000 by a Sessions Court here for two counts of bribery.
L/Kpl Pazir Ismail, 50, was accused of accepting RM500 from Felda settler Mat Sebon Tomong at Pondok Police Aping Timur in Kota Tinggi at around 11.30am on Sept 5 in 2005.
He was also accused of receiving RM680 from Mat Sebon at the same place at around 3.15pm on Dec 2, 2005.
Pazir received a total RM1,180 from Mat Sebon as an inducement for not taking action against lorries which did not have licences or insurance.
He was charged under Section 11(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine five times the value of the bribe, or RM10,000 or whichever is higher.
Sessions judge Madihah Hairullah sentenced Pazir to two years’ jail and imposed a RM10,000 fine for each charge and ordered the sentences to run concurrently.
Malaysi n Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer Ridzuan Abdul Malik prosecuted while the accused was represented by Khairul Aswad.
Meanwhile in a magistrate’s court here, a 22-year-old hawker who stole two packets of Nescafe worth RM31.40 was jailed for a month.
Muhamad Rizuan Ibrahim committed the offence at a mini-market in Bandar Baru Uda here at around 12.30pm on Dec 13 last year.
The accused pleaded guilty to the offence and was charged under Section 380 of the Penal Code, which carries a jail term of up to 10 years and fine upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Poh Vun prosecuted while the accused was not represented.
Source : The Star
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