Bangladeshi held for trying to bribe cop

KUALA LUMPUR: Anti-graft officers have arrested a Bangladeshi man for allegedly attempting to bribe a police officer with around RM4,000 to release a friend who had been detained for theft.

According to sources, the man, who is in his 30s, was arrested on Thursday when he came to provide a statement at the Kuala Selangor MACC branch.

“Investigations revealed that the suspect, a factory worker in the Klang Valley, committed the offence at the Kuala Selangor police station last Wednesday,” Bernama quoted the source as saying.

It was also reported that a seven-day remand order was issued by Magistrate Siti Hajar Ali.