Four policemen charged with corruption

GEORGE TOWN: Four policemen were charged in the Sessions Court here today with corruption.
Corporal Jefry Abdullah, 35, from the Narcotics Department of the Northeast district police headquarters pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court Judge Roslan Hamid.
He is accused of trying to obtain RM1,000 for himself from Nor Esmawati Baharom as inducement not to take action against the latter’s brother in-law, Norhamni Haron by swapping a positive urine sample during a urine test at the district police headquarters.
He was alleged to have committed the offense at the Narcotics Department office of the Northeast district police headquarters about 4.40pm on Mac 1 last year.
Jefry was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and fine not less than five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
The court fixed bail at RM8,000 with one surety.
In a separate charge, three policemen from the Datuk Keramat police station also claimed trial over a corruption charge.
Muhammad Farid Nordin, 28, Mohd Zulkifly Mat Nor, 28, and Zainoor Ariffin Rosli, 24, with another person still at large were charged with trying to obtain RM10,000 for themselves as an inducement not to take action against Norhamni Haron for possessing ganja.
They were alleged to have committed the offence at the Datuk Keramat police station on Mac 1, last year about 11.45am.
The trio were also charged under Section 17(a) of the MACC Act 2009.
MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Ahmad Ghazali Mohd Nazri suggested bail of RM10,000 with one surety for each of the accused considering the seriousness of the case.
Roslan fixed bail at RM8,000 with one surety for each of them and set Feb 17 for mention.
V. Partiban represented all of the accused.
MACC DPP Amin Yaacub also appeared for the prosecution.