‘Tonto’ pleads not guilty to 55 bribery charges totalling RM62,900 involving traffic police

Ang Lie Giap, a 33-year-old individual, pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court in Shah Alam to 55 charges of bribery totaling RM62,900. These charges involve corruptly providing money to three traffic police officers from different police headquarters as an inducement to refrain from inspecting lorries during roadblocks. The bribes were allegedly given through multiple transactions at various bank branches in Klang and Setia Alam, with amounts ranging from RM700 to RM2,000.

A separate case involves R Yuvarajakumar, a 42-year-old logistics manager, who also pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of bribery totaling RM4,200. He is accused of providing money to a Road Transport Department assistant as an inducement for not inspecting lorries. Both cases are under Section 17(b) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and carry penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and fines exceeding RM10,000.

The prosecution was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Asmaa’ Zamri, and bail was granted to both defendants with conditions such as monthly reporting to the MACC office, surrendering passports, and refraining from interfering with witnesses. The court set December 3 for the next mention.