The two policemen were first charged at the Sessions Court in August 2014 after their arrest, but were released without having to defend themselves.
SHAH ALAM: Two policemen have been sentenced to two years in prison and fines of RM30,000 each for soliciting bribes to release a wanted man who was in possession of a smuggled car nearly five years ago.
L/Kpl Joe Stephen, 31, and Kons Mohd Farid Che Aziz, 33, were found guilty of soliciting RM6,000 as an inducement to release one Lee Yong Hock at 4.30am on April 3, 2012 at the Pandamaran police station’s car park.
