Corporal begins 9-month jail after court reinstates RM700 bribe conviction
PUTRAJAYA: A corporal with the police force began serving a nine-month jail term yesterday after the Court of Appeal reinstated his conviction and sentence for accepting a RM700 bribe to release a suspect in a ketum water case.
A Malaysian police corporal sentenced to nine months in jail after a court reinstated his conviction for accepting a RM700 bribe, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The three-judge panel upheld the original sentence and fine imposed by the Sessions Court. The convicted corporal acknowledged receiving the bribe from a suspect's friend, but could not prove the money's purpose was not related to graft. The bribe was given outside the police station, not in a social setting.
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