IPOH: The police are trying to locate the British couple to help with their investigation over the incident whereby a traffic policeman had allegedly issued and offered to settle a traffic summons.
Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusof Hassan Basri said the couple are believed to be in a neighbouring country.
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Comm Mohd Yusri said the matter is being investigated by the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department.
"The matter has been referred to the Bukit Aman police.
"We await instructions from them," he said in a press conference after attending the Healthy Eating Active Living (Heal) programme jointly organised by the state police and Lions Club International 308 B2 at the state police contingent headquarters here on Monday (Jan 29).
"Bukit Aman needs to determine where the incident occurred, whether in Kelantan, Pahang, or Perak.
"They also need to identify the time, date and the policeman involved," he said.
"If it is in Perak, we will investigate the matter," he added.
A video has gone viral on social media showing Chris and Marianne Fisher, known as the travelling husband-and-wife duo "Tread the Globe", being stopped by a traffic policeman for allegedly speeding. The officer then offered them to pay the summons on the spot.
The couple, on their campervan named "Trudy", were believed to have been stopped along Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands while heading downhill.
In the video, the traffic policeman claimed the Fishers had driven over the 60kmph speed limit.
He then informed the couple that they had the option to pay a RM300 summons at a police station or could pay on the spot for only RM100.
The video was posted on YouTube on Sunday (Jan 28).
In another similar case that occurred along the North-South Expressway involving a Japanese citizen and Malaysia My Second Home visa holder, Comm Mohd Yusof said, a highway patrol unit policeman was arrested.
He said the Muallim district police were currently investigating the case.
The incident is said to have occurred on Jan 9, when the Japanese woman was stopped by a policeman for allegedly speeding.
She held a press conference at the Kampar MCA office last Friday (Jan 26).
She said the policeman had informed her to pay a RM2,000 summons at the Slim River police station or pay RM1,000 on the spot.
The policeman told her she could do an online bank transfer or pay via e-wallet.
After she had logged in to her banking mobile app, the policeman took the phone and transferred RM800 into his bank account.
