Nine cops charged with receiving bribes freed
KOTA KINABALU: Nine policemen were discharged and acquitted by the Special Corruption Sessions Court here today of all charges of receiving bribes.
Nine policemen were released without charges by the Special Corruption Sessions Court in Kota Kinabalu, according to prosecutors. The nine officers, including Inspector Joevian Gubal Michael, Sergeant Azizul Ismail, and Corporal Haikal Ibrahim Abdullah, were acquitted of all charges related to receiving bribes. The court found that the prosecution had not met the burden of proof required to establish the elements of the charges.
Judge Jason Juga stated that there were doubts in the evidence presented, rendering the charges not proven based on a maximum evaluation of the prosecution's case. The officers were charged between April 2014 and July 2018, with varying amounts of money allegedly received from a man for not taking action against him regarding a drug offence.
The charges were framed under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009. The prosecution called 24 witnesses during the trial and was represented by various lawyers for each accused officer.
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