SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man working in Singapore was sentenced to four weeks in jail Thursday for trying to bribe a traffic police officer
TODAYonline.com reported that Sang Jia Weng, 30, offered S$30 (RM93) to Staff Sergeant Zulkifli Dzahari on Jan 11 after he was caught for not strapping his helmet securely while riding a motorcycle.
Sang, a construction worker, stuffed three S$10 (RM31) notes into a trouser pocket of Zulkifli's and asked him not to issue a traffic summons.
The sergeant immediately arrested Sang.
Sang was charged on April 19 with one count of corruptly offering gratification.
He could have been fined up to S$100,000 (RM309,487) and/or sentenced to a maximum five years in jail, said the online report. - Bernama
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/04/malaysian-man-jailed-four-weeks-bribing-singapore-cop/#ZTyrXmQQBUIvoDH8.99
