Special Branch police officer pleads not guilty to corruption

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KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): A police officer was charged in the Sessions Court here on Monday (Aug 17) with five counts of receiving bribes, amounting to RM10,500, in 2018.

Asst Supt Mohd Nazli Mohamed, 38, who is with the Special Branch of the Terengganu police contingent, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before judge Nooriah Osman.

He was alleged to have received the bribes as an inducement to expedite the return of a Malaysian who was detained in Syria. On the first count, he was alleged to have received RM1,000 for the purpose from one Zaid Jusoh, which was deposited into his CIMB bank account, while for the second, third and fourth count, he was alleged to have received RM3,000, RM2,000 and RM2,000, respectively, from the same person and for the same purpose, through a CIMB bank account belonging to one Nurul Natasha Nordin.

For the fifth charge, ASP Nazli was charged with receiving RM2,500 from the same man and for the same purpose, through Nurul Natasha’s Bank Simpanan Nasional account.The charges were made under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which provides an imprisonment for up to two years, or fine, or both, if found guilty.Deputy Public Prosecutor Farah Yasmin Salleh prosecuted, while lawyer Hayat Muhamad represented ASP Nazli.

 

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