IPOH: Three traffic policemen have been arrested in connection to a viral video posted online by a British couple alleging that a policeman had asked for RM100 bribe to settle a summons issued for speeding.
Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the three, aged between 37 and 42, from the state Traffic Enforcement Investigation Department were arrested to assist in the investigations.
All three of them have been remanded for three days beginning Tuesday (Jan 30) under Section 384 of the Penal Code.
“Investigations are also being carried out under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, and Section 233 of the Multimedia and Communications Act 1988,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 30).
Comm Mohd Yusri said the investigation papers have been taken over by Bukit Aman’s Classified Crime Investigation Unit (USJT) and would be referred to the deputy public prosecutor once the investigations are completed.
“Besides that, internal investigations by the Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) will also be carried out.
“We are requesting the victims involved in the case to come forward to give their cooperation to the police, so that the investigations could be completed as soon as possible,’’ he said.
The British couple famous on social media for their globe-trotting adventures in a campervan had posted a video online.
In the recent videos during their trip to Malaysia, Chris and Marianne Fisher filmed a traffic policeman who had allegedly offered to settle a traffic ticket that he had just issued.
In the video, the traffic policeman claimed the Fishers had driven over the 60kph speed limit and told them they had two options: either pay RM300 to settle the summons at a police station or pay RM100 on the spot.
In the video that was posted on Jan 28, a traffic policeman stopped the couple for allegedly speeding downhill along Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands in their campervan named “Trudy”.
