JOHOR BARU: A former police officer was jailed for two years and fined RM10,000 after he was found guilty of bribery.
Rostam Omar, 45, was charged with accepting a bribe of RM600 from Yeow Boon Kee as an inducement for not taking action against Yeow for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes at the Lima Lima Lima Supermarket in Taman Cahaya Kota Puteri here at about 10pm on May 12 last year.
Rostam, a former constable with the Seri Alam district police headquarters, was charged under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which carries a maximum 20-year jail sentence and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever higher.
Sessions Court judge Mohd Nasir Nordin said he was satisfied with the arguments presented by both the prosecution and defence.
Counsel Hanif Hassan asked the court for a lighter sentence as Rostam had already lost his job after serving as a policeman for more than 20 years and was currently making ends meet by working as a security guard.
Pressing for a deterrent sentence, MACC prosecutor Mohd Sajori Martubi asked the court to take into consideration that Rostami's actions were serious as he had been entrusted to uphold the law, not break it.
Mohd Nasir then sentenced Rostam to two years in jail, slapped him with a RM10,000 fine or three months jail in lieu.
Mohd Nasir granted a request for a stay of execution for the jail sentence but said Rostam would have to pay the fine by Tuesday.
Source : The Star
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