KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 – An assistant investigation officer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on six counts of bribery involving RM26,000 which was three years ago. Sergeant Holdings Mahdi, 51, worked in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Police Headquarters (IPD) Cheras.
For three counts, Tajuddin was charged with dishonestly obtaining RM11,000 bribe from businessman drinks, Low Chin Chew, 31, to release his brother which also a trader drinks Low Chin Chuan, 34, who was arrested and remanded by police for involvement in the case of car fuel in under Section 435 of the Penal Code.
Tajuddin had committed the offense in his room, 4th Floor, Office Team C, IPD Cheras, here between 2.30pm on December 3, 2012 until 1:10 pm December 4, 2012. Tajuddin also faces two counts of attempting to obtain a bribe of RM12,000 from the same individual, for the same location at 4pm on December 2, 2012 to 6 pm on December 3, 2012.
For the sixth charge, the accused was charged with accepting a bribe of RM3,000 from Chin Chew, for the purposes and also in the same place at 11:21 am until 11:23 am on December 4, 2012. For all charges, Tajuddin was charged under Section 17 (a) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of five times the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Afifah Yusof offered a bail of RM10,000 for all the charges. Judge Mohd Nasir Nordin allowed the accused, represented by counsel Wan Azmir Wan Majid which were bail at RM10,000 in one surety for all charges and fixed on October 8 for the mention.
