JAKARTA - The trial for reading the indictment of the alleged bribery case with the defendant a police officer in Malaysia, Inspector Khairul Faiz Mohamad Zaini, was held at the local District Court today, Wednesday, May 14.
Citing Bernama, Wednesday, May 14, Inspector Khairul was charged with accepting a total bribe of RM23,000 or around Rp88 million related to a drug case he handled four years ago.
The defendant is said to have received bribes from an individual via transfer to a third party account, before finally being transferred to the bank account belonging to the defendant's wife.
On this charge, the defendant Inspector Khairul pleaded not guilty.
In this trial, Inspector Khairul was said to have accepted bribes as part of the reward for releasing three suspects of drug abuse of the type of methamphetamine he was handling.
Inspector Khairul was charged with committing the crime at the Narcotics Criminal Investigation office, Terengganu Police Headquarters, Malaysia, on February 26, 2021.
The indictment was framed under Article 16(a)(A) of the Law of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Malaysia (MACC) 2009, which can be punished under Article 24 (1) of the same law, with a threat of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of no less than five times the amount or value of bribery or RM10,000, which is higher.
Deputy public prosecutor (JPU) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Rabiatul Addawiyah Mohd Noorlee asked the court to remove guarantees on the grounds that the defendant, who currently works in Kedah, near the Thai border, has the high potential to flee to Thailand.
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