Policeman held over alleged bribe to speed up quarrel probe
The suspect is the tenth policeman in Pahang to be picked by the MACC in the past one week as part of ongoing investigations into several bribery cases involving drugs and ketum juice.
The policeman, in his 40s who is attached to a district police headquarters in Pahang, has been remanded for five days until Aug 9.
Magistrate Ellyna Othman issued the remand order during proceedings at the Kuantan sessions court here today.
According to a source, the suspect was arrested at his workplace by a team of MACC officers about 5pm yesterday.
"Investigations revealed that the officer had demanded about RM1,000 from a foreigner who was involved in a fight with his brother-in-law, before the foreigner lodged a police report in early July.
"The bribe was allegedly an inducement to detain the foreigner's brother-in-law who is currently in police custody and to expedite the investigation process so he (brother-in-law) could be handed over to the Immigration Department for deportation," said the source.
The source said that after receiving the initial RM1,000, the policeman later demanded an additional RM3,000 from the complainant, but settled for RM2,500.
Meanwhile, Pahang MACC director Mohd Shukor Mahmud confirmed the arrests and said the case is being investigated under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
The offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to five times the bribe amount upon conviction.
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