Two policemen claimed trial in a magistrate’s court here with asking for and receiving an RM800 bribe from two men.
Konst Shaiful Azmi Zakaria, 32, and Konst Mohamad Izranazezi Ismail, 23, are jointly charged with asking for the bribe from Seng Thean Sun as an inducement not to take action against him for driving a modified car.
They are alleged to have committed the offence at about 10.30am in Jalan Kampung Jawa Baru on Jan 10.
The offence under Section 16(a)(B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 is punishable under Section 24 with a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
They are also charged with receiving an RM800 bribe from Mohd Khairi Haron at 1.40pm on the same day in Jelutong as an inducement not to take action against Seng.
The charge under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009 is also punishable under Section 24.
Magistrate Siti Salwa Ja’afar set bail at RM5,000 each with one surety and fixed Dec 16 for mention.
Source : The Star
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