A 31-year-old immigration officer who helped foreigners obtain exit and entry stamp certificate on foreign nationals’ travel documents without complying with the law, was fined a total of RM7,000 on two counts of bribery
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has brought to court seven Johor Immigration Department officers linked to bribery activities involving a syndicate which misused the country’s border entry and exit stamps.
The seven were charged yesterday in five states after the “Ops Selat” operation in Johor on Nov 16.
Two were charged at the Kota Baru Sessions Court, two at the Johor Baru Sessions Court and one each at the Butterworth Sessions Court, Shah Alam Sessions Court and Melaka Sessions Court.
One more is expected to be charged tomorrow at the Kuala Terengganu Sessions Court.
In Butterworth, Akashah Roslan, 38, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 after he pleaded guilty to three counts of bribery as an inducement to misuse the immigration stamp.
The seven officers were charged in courts in Kelantan, Johor, Selangor, Melaka and Penang.
In Penang, 38-year-old Akashah Roslan was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 when he pleaded guilty to three counts of bribery at the Butterworth Sessions Court.
Judge Norhayati Mohamad sentenced Akashah to 30 days jail to be served concurrently from the day of sentencing and fined him RM4,000 for each charge.
Akashah, who works as an immigration officer in Johor, was charged with three counts of taking money from 37-year-old Mohd Azril Azizan between June 2018 and Sept 2018.
Based on the information in the charge sheets, Akashah had received RM2,160 through a bank transaction in Jalan Mahsuri, Bayan Baru, Penang, from Mohd Azril between June 22 and June 24,2018 for services pertaining to his work.
Monday, 14 Dec 2020 04:14 PM MYT
An immigration officer today was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to three charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM3,060 in 2018. AFP pic
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BUTTERWORTH, Dec 14 An immigration officer today was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined RM12,000 by the Sessions Court after pleading guilty to three charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM3,060 in 2018.
Judge Norhayati Mohamad Yunus ordered Akashah Roslan, 38, to serve four months in jail if he failed to pay the fine for each of the charges.