Police officer jailed three years, fined RM20,000 for accepting RM4,000 bribe

SHAH ALAM: A police officer with the rank of assistant superintendent was sentenced yesterday to three years’ jail and fined RM20,000, in default a year’s jail, for accepting bribe of RM4,000 from a construction company owner last year.

Judge Datuk Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain handed down the sentence on Rantai Giling, 47, of the Gombak district police headquarters, after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing the case beyond reasonable doubts.

The prosecution was represented by prosecuting officer from the Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission ( MACC) Michael Joimin.

However, Ahmad Zamzani allowed an application by counsel M. Athimulan, for a stay of the sentence and fine, pending an appeal and to maintain the RM8,000 bail imposed on Rantai.

Rantai was charged with accepting the bribe from one Azizur Rahman as an inducement for the police officer to release his Bangladeshi worker who was detained for allegedly not having a valid work permit.

Rantai, who has been with the police force for 21 years, was charged with committing the offence at a restaurant in Batu Caves, Gombak near here, at about 5.50 pm on March 29, 2017.

In another case, a driving school owner, Lee Kah Loong, 36, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here with accepting RM4,800 to help obtain a driving licence for Indonesian worker.

Lee was charged with accepting the bribe from one Shahrul Izam Yaacob to obtain a driving licence for Khoirul Nisam, without going through the proper procedure stipulated by the Road Transport Department.

He was alleged to have committing the offence at a driving school at Uptown Damansara near here at about 5.50 pm on May 24, 2016.

Judge Adli Abdul Ghalib allowed Lee to be freed on bail of RM8,000 with one surety and fixed Jan 7 for mention.