ASP among 14 cops facing graft charges
> Alleged offences committed between 2013 and 2016 in various states
PETALING JAYA: A total of 14 policemen, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), were charged under the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 at various courts yesterday for alleged offences committed between 2013 and 2016.
In KUALA LUMPUR, ASP Mohamad Zafrul Zulkifli, 37, and three lance corporals were charged before sessions court judge Allaudeen Ismail for soliciting bribe.
Mohamad Zafrul and lance corporal Mohamad Hasirun Abu Hassan, 29, were charged with asking RM2,000 and RM1,500 respectively from Kway Phone Naing as an incentive to release Nang Cherry who is suspected of possessing a false UNHCR card.
Lance corporals Mohd Saffuan Mat Salleh, 31 and Muhammad Huzzaini Esman, 29, were jointly charged with obtaining RM1,500 from Kway as an incentive to release Nang.
All the offences were allegedly committed on Jan 28, 2016. The four claimed trial to the charges.
The judge allowed Mohamad Zafrul a bail of RM15,000 in one surety while the three others were granted bail of RM10,000 in one surety.
In another court, corporal Azuan Khalid was charged with asking RM3,000 from Mohd Shahrunizad Sahar, 31, as an incentive to release three Indonesian employees – Algufron, Rudiana and Murtadji – for not having valid passes. On the second charge, Azuan and corporal Zulazri Idris claimed trial to agreeing to receive RM1,500 from Mohd Shahrunizad as an incentive to release the three Indonesians. The offences were allegedly committed on Dec 15, 2015.
Sessions judge Azura Alwi granted RM10,000 bail for Azuan and RM5,000 bail for Zulazri respectively.
Constable Mohd Hafis Hafizi Azhari, 25, and corporal Abd Rahim Yusak, 59, were charged with allegedly asking RM1,500 from Alif Faisal Amran as an incentive to settle a traffic summons and for not detaining Mohd Hariz Zaifan Mohd Zanua, who was on police wanted list. Mohd Hafis was also charged with agreeing to receive RM500 from Alif as an incentive to settle a traffic summons and as a payment for not detaining Mohd Hariz on Sept 30, 2013.
Sessions judge Madihah Harullah granted bail of RM7,000 in one surety for each and fixed April 10 for mention.
In KOTA KINABALU, four policemen pleaded not guilty to eight counts of soliciting and accepting bribes at the court yesterday. They were DSP Mohd Mahyuddin Abdullah, 44; Insp Mohd Fa’iz Mohd Yusof, 32; corporals Elly Boniface Siew, 38; and Liza Ambau, 39.
The eight charges involved transactions amounting to RM43,500. Judge Abu Bakar Manat allowed bail for all four. They were asked to surrender their passports.
In GEORGE TOWN, a policeman was charged at the sessions court yesterday with two counts of soliciting and receiving gratification two years ago.
For the first offence, Muhammad Hafizuddin Hasan was charged with soliciting RM15,000 to RM20,000 as bribes from Abdul Ghani Ismail, 47, allegedly for his senior officer in settling a Prevention of Crime Act case for a Ridduan Ahmad, 43. He was charged under Section 16(a) of the MACC Act 2009. For the second offence, Hafizuddin was accused of receiving gratification of RM30,000 from Abdul Ghani Ismail on April 15, 2015. He was charged under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
Hafizuddin pleaded not guilty to both charges. Sessions judge Roslan Hamid allowed bail at RM10,000 with one surety for each offence and set April 7 for mention.
In SHAH ALAM, a corporal pleaded not guilty at the sessions court to two counts of corruption involving RM500 last year.
Yusairi Mohd Khairuddin, 31, was charged with soliciting RM500 from Tofayel Md Mosharap for driving a car without a valid licence in Taman Ria Semenyih in June 2016.