Bribery: Three cops to be sentenced Jan 23
KOTA KINABALU: Three police officers, including a woman, will be sentenced on January 23 next year for separate bribery charges involving a total of RM18,000.
Sessions Court judge Abu Bakar Manat fixed the ruling date on Elly Boniface Siew @ Siu Anak Tugok, 39, Mohd Fa’iz Mohd Yusof, 33, and Liza Ambau, 40, after the prosecution closed its case with 24 witnesses called to testify.
Police Corporal Elly, Inspector Mohd Fa’iz and Corporal Liza were alleged to have solicited bribes of RM6,000 and RM3,000 cash respectively from one Wong Kian Shung at the Crimes and Narcotics Investigation Department in Penampang around 11pm to midnight on April 8, 2016.
The money was as an inducement for police personnel not to take action against one Dahlia Andreas, who had her urine analysis tested positive for drugs.
The offences were framed under Section 16 (a) (B) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and are punishable under Section 24 of the same Act, which carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the sum or value of the gratification which is the subject matter of the offence or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
Mohd Fa’iz was also charged with two counts of obtaining bribes of RM1,000 and RM2,000 cash from one Zaleha Brahim as an inducement for him not to take legal action against one Rinsiah Labik, who was also tested positive for drugs in her urine analysis.
The alleged offences were committed at a car park near a restaurant in Donggongon Town, Penampang about 12pm to 10 pm between February 9 and 10, 2016.
For the offences, he was charged under Section 17 (a) of the MACC Act 2009, which is punishable under Section 24 of the same Act.
All of the accused persons, who were from the Penampang police station’s anti-narcotics department, are currently released on bail with Elly bailed at RM15,000 with RM5,000 deposited while
Mohd Fa’iz and Liza were released on RM10,000 bail each with RM5,000 to be deposited with a local surety.