Cop claims trial to charge of accepting bribe

BUTTERWORTH: A police officer with the rank of ASP claimed trial at the Sessions Court today to two counts of soliciting and accepting bribes allegedly committed last year.
Md Zailani Md Zain, 51, of the Central Seberang Prai district CID, was charged with soliciting RM20,000 for himself from one Heng Hwa Meng, 36, as an inducement not to take action by charging him for an offence of murder under the Penal Code about 11.20am on Aug 5, 2015, at the police district headquarters.
In the second charge, Md Zailani was accused of accepting RM20,000 for himself from Heng as an inducement not to charge him for murder about 12.30pm on Aug 14, 2015, at the police district headquarters.
Both offences, under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, carries a 20-year maximum prison term and a fine five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000 whichever is higher, on conviction for each offence.
Session Court Judge Sitarun Nisa Abdul Aziz set bail at RM6,000 with one surety for both charges and fixed Aug 29 for mention.
DPP Ahmad Ghazali Muhamad Nadzri prosecuted while Y. Anbanathan appeared for the defence.