Two cops among five public servants charged with soliciting, accepting bribes

KUALA LUMPUR: Five public servants, including two policemen, pleaded not guilty, in separate Sessions Court here yesterday to charges with soliciting and accepting bribes from operators of massage parlours during an operation code-named ‘ops kotaraya’ last year.

They are Qairul Redza Mohd Nadzri, 35; Khairil Faezi Mohd Aziz, 32; ASP Sherman Salleh, 42; Lance Corporal Faizal Miza Zakariah, 35, and Mohd Fadzli Jamaluddin, 48.

In the court before judge Azman Ahmad, Qairul Redza, who is an administrative assistant at the Hawkers’ Licensing and Development Department of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), was charged with soliciting RM30,000 and two counts of accepting bribe, for RM13,000 and RM15,000, respectively.

He was alleged to have solicited and accepted the bribes from one Gilbert Juin anak Damu as an inducement to help obtain a health treatment licence for his massage business.

Qairul Redza, represented by lawyer Noor Mousa Azaddin, was alleged to have committed the offences at Coffee House, Menara Commerce, Jalan Raja Laut and Angel Massage Centre, Block F-45-1, Platinum Walk, No 2 Jalan Langkawi, Setapak, on April 4, 10 and 27 last year.

The court allowed him bail of RM15,000 in one surety for all charges.

Qairul Redza was also ordered to surrender his passport to the court and to report himself at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office on the first week of every month. - Bernama