Another graft charge for ASP

Cop accused of soliciting RM1.5mil to settle drug case

SHAH ALAM: A senior police officer who was charged with four counts of graft involving RM1.35mil in Kuala Lumpur has been slapped with yet another charge at the Shah Alam Sessions Court.

In the latest charge, ASP Gan Chee Liang allegedly solicited RM1.5mil in return for settling a drug case under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 involving one “Victor Goh” at a police lock-up in Shah Alam on March 10, 2017.

The charge under Section 16(a) (B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 provides for a jail term up to 20 years, a fine not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if found guilty. ASP Gan pleaded not guilty. Judge Rozilah Salleh set bail at RM20,000 with two sureties and case mention on April 29.

ASP Gan was represented by Choong Kok Seng while the prosecution was led by DPP Wan Ahmad Nidzam Wan Omar.

In addition to the latest charge, ASP Gan is now facing five charges of graft after he was accused of four similar charges on Wednesday for accepting bribes amounting to RM1.35mil, all connected to the same drug trafficking offence allegedly involving Goh.

On the first and second counts, ASP Gan was alleged to have accepted RM800,000 and RM175,000 respectively from Lim Chok Siong, 41, as inducement to dispose of the case.

The offences were believed to have been committed in Kuala Lumpur and in Ampang, Selangor, in March 2017.

For the third and fourth counts, ASP Gan was alleged to have received RM300,000 and RM75,000 from Yeong Kok Wah, 51, also for the same purpose, on April 28 and June 13, 2017.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges and the case has also been set for mention on April 29.

Separately, an enforcement officer with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has been remanded for seven days for allegedly soliciting RM9,000 for releasing the passports of three foreign workers, which were seized during a raid on March 7.