Two cops fined for bribery in Melaka

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Two policemen were fined RM6,000 by the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court, Melaka on Friday (Jan 24) after they pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of RM2,500.  59-year old sergeant Zaini Abu and 38-year old police corporal Zulfiza Abas admitted to have accepted the cash as an inducement for not taking action against 40-year-old Muhammad Azhar Khairuddin, for harbouring two illegal foreign workers.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two policemen were fined 6,000 ringgit by the Ayer Karo Sessions Court after they pleaded

00:08guilty to accepting a bribe of 2,500 ringgit.

00:1259-year-old Sergeant Zaini Abu and 38-year-old Police Corporal Zulfiza Abbas admitted to

00:19have accepted the cash as an inducement for not taking action against 40-year-old Muhammad

00:24Azhar Khairuddin for harbouring two illegal foreign workers.

00:29The offence was committed at the Jassintol area at 10.52pm on May 13 last year.

00:35Both accused, who were serving at the Jassin District Police Headquarters, were charged

00:39under Section 165 of the Penal Code and Section 34 of the same code.

00:45In mitigating for a lower fine, Defence Counsel Muhammad Ishaq Qari said that Sergeant Zaini

00:51was due to retire next year and was still supporting two children in school, while Police

00:56Corporal Zulfiza was caring for his aged parents, a child and a wife who suffers from

01:02epilepsy.

01:04The court then imposed a fine of 3,000 ringgit on each accused, with a five-month jail term

01:09if they failed to pay.

01:11Both accused paid the fines.

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