Mersing cop charged with taking RM1,000 bribe in crash probe
JOHOR BARU: A traffic police officer claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of accepting an RM1,000 bribe in relation to a road accident case he was investigating two years ago.
Sergeant Wan Shazrul Wan Shamsuddin, 47, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail.
According to the charge sheet, the accused, who was an assistant investigating officer with the Mersing police headquarters' Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division, allegedly accepted RM1,000 in cash from a 30-year-old man.
The money was purportedly a bribe in return for handing over documents linked to the traffic accident probe.
The charge was framed under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of up to five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission prosecuting officer Ameera D'Aneez Mohd Shukari told the court that the offence was non-bailable but proposed a bail amount of RM10,000 if the court was inclined to allow it.
The accused's counsel, K. Bharathi from the National Legal Aid Foundation, appealed for a lower amount, citing that his client supports a non-working wife and three schoolgoing children.
The court granted bail at RM5,000, with one surety and imposed additional conditions — he must report to the Johor MACC headquarters once a month and surrender his international passport to the court.
The case mention has been fixed for July 8.
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