{
  "id": 17413137,
  "title": "Police officer held over RM3,000 bribe to settle family fight case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/police-officer-held-over-rm3-000-bribe-to-settle-family-fight-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T13:28:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1567795/police-officer-held-over-rm3000-bribe-settle-family-fight-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A police officer in his 30s has been arrested in Seremban for allegedly accepting a RM3,000 bribe to prevent legal action over a family dispute. According to the source, the bribe was offered in exchange for the couple not pursuing charges related to a fight involving a family member. The alleged incident occurred on October 29 during an initial investigation. The suspect was taken into custody at the district police headquarters around 10pm yesterday and remanded by Magistrate Nurul Azuin Mohd Talhah for four days following a request by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at Seremban Magistrates Court 2. Negri Sembilan MACC director Awgok Ahmad Taufik Putra Awg Ismail confirmed the arrest, stating that the case is currently under investigation under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.",
  "summary": "SEREMBAN: A police officer was arrested for allegedly taking a RM3,000 bribe from a couple to drop action over a fight involving their family member.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}