Malaysian jailed for offering bribe to Singapore traffic cop

A Malaysian man working in Singapore was sentenced to four weeks” jail today for attempting to bribe a Traffic Police officer into not issuing a traffic summons, TODAYonline.com reported.

Sang Jia Weng, 30, offered S$30 (S$1=RM3.09) to Staff Sergeant Zulkifli Dzahari on January 11 after he was caught for not strapping his helmet securely while riding a motorcycle.

Sang, a construction worker, stuffed three S$10 notes into a trouser pocket of Zulkifli’s and asked him not to issue a traffic summons.

The sergeant immediately arrested Sang.

Sang was charged on April 19 with one count of corruptly offering gratification.

He could have been fined up to S$100,000 and/or sentenced to a maximum five years in jail, said the online report.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysian-jailed-offering-bribe-singapore-073655201.html

 

Category: Malaysia