BUTTERWORTH: A policeman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to three counts of corruption involving RM4,300 in bribes.
Sjn Mohd Azlan Mohd Nor, 36, made the plea before judge Zulhazmi Abdullah.
On the first two charges, Mohd Azlan was said to have asked for RM1,500 each in gratification from Syed Shukrie Syed Radzi and Shahrul Nizam Abu Baka, who were then under investigation, as an inducement to not take any action against them.
He was charged with committing the offences at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Seberang Perai Tengah police headquarters at about 5.40pm on July 15, 2021, Bernama reported.
The charges were framed under Section 16(a)(B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
On the third count, Mohd Azlan was charged under Section 17(a) of the same law with corruptly accepting RM1,300 in gratification from Syed Shukrie as an inducement to not take any action against him at the same police station at about 6.25pm on Aug 8, 2021.
All the charges provide for imprisonment for up to 20 years and a fine.
The court set Sept 26 for mention.
