KOTA KINABALU: A police inspector accused of receiving monthly bribes to protect a licensed money changer company's business claimed trial at the Special Corruption Court today.
Liffindy Ziubin, 45, was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 and made his plea before judge Jason Juga.
According to the charge sheet, Liffindy who is attached at Commercial Crime Investigation Department of Tuaran police station, had allegedly receiving a total of RM4,000 from an individual between December 2020 and 2021. Each transaction involved RM500.
Upon conviction, he can be jailed up to 20 years and fined.
The court fixed May 7 for case management and granted bail at RM10,000.
The court further ordered his passport be surrendered to the court, that he report to the MACC office twice a month and not to tamper with the prosecution witnesses pending disposal of the case.
MACC prosecuting officer Nur Sabrina Ali appeared for the prosecution while Datuk Ram Singh and Chen Wen Jye represented the accused.
