Sergeant major in the dock for leaking info on police raids
KUALA TERENGGANU: A policeman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to four charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM2,400 four years ago.
A policeman in Kuala Terengganu, Roslee Mamat, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court to four charges of accepting bribes totaling RM2,400 four years ago. Sergeant major Roslee, a Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division officer at the Setiu Police headquarters, was accused of accepting payments ranging from RM400 to RM1,000 from an individual.
This inducement allegedly came in exchange for advance information about police operations or raids, allowing the individual to take precautions or escape arrest. The alleged offenses occurred at a bank branch in Shah Alam, Selangor, and Masjid Gong Terap in Setiu during October and December 2022. The charges fall under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of at least five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is greater.
Judge Azman Mustapha set bail at RM6,000, with one surety, and set Oct 27 for the next court mention. Roslee was ordered to surrender his passport and report to the MACC office monthly. The case was prosecuted by MACC deputy public prosecutor Nur Amalina Najwa Mohd Ali, and Roslee was represented by lawyer Mohd Fakhrul Fikri Mokhtar.
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