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High Court upholds senior cop's one-year jail sentence for graft
KUANTAN: The High Court here today upheld the jail sentence and fine imposed on a senior police officer convicted of accepting a RM5,000 bribe in connection with a drug case seven years ago.
Judge Datuk Mohd Radzi Harun dismissed the appeal by Assistant Superintendent Hasbullah Ali Alias, 48, against the one-year jail term and RM25,000 fine meted out by the Sessions Court here on Dec 15, 2023.
Hasbullah, who is attached to the Pahang Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, was charged with receiving a bribe from a man at a restaurant in Jalan Beserah here at 12.37pm on May 7, 2018.
The prosecution was handled by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor Muhamad Asraf Mohamed Tahir, while the accused was represented by lawyer Ahmad Nur Faid Afiq Aziz.
Ahmad Nur Faid applied for a stay of execution, pending Hasbullah's appeal at the Court of Appeal.
Asraf told the court to impose a higher bail amount to ensure that Hasbullah attends court.
Radzi granted the stay, offering bail at RM15,000 and ordered the accused to report to the nearest MACC office on the first Monday of every month.
Hasbullah was told to surrender his passport until the case concludes.
Hasbullah, who has been suspended from duty, has 14 days to file an appeal to a higher court.
