A police inspector was brought before the Sessions Court in Butterworth today to face two corruption charges amounting to RM11,500, allegedly linked to the settlement of a gambling case two years ago.
The accused, Mohd Firdaus Kamal, 39, pleaded not guilty after both charges were read separately before Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah.
According to the first charge, Mohd Firdaus, who was attached to the Criminal Investigation Division at the Seberang Perai Utara district police headquarters, is accused of receiving a RM5,000 bribe from a 55-year-old man.
The payment was allegedly an inducement to resolve a case being investigated under Section 6(1) of the Betting Act 1953. The offence was said to have taken place near the former Plant Quarantine Office along Jalan Bagan Luar, Butterworth, at about 3.45pm on August 22, 2024.
For the second charge, the accused is alleged to have solicited RM6,500 from the same individual for a similar purpose at the Criminal Investigation Division office of the Seberang Perai Utara district police headquarters on August 21, 2024, at around 5.30pm.
The prosecution was conducted by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Noor Azura Zulkiflee, while the accused was represented by lawyer Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq.
The court allowed bail at RM10,000 with one surety, subject to additional conditions. The case has been fixed for mention on June 12.
