Policemen claim trial over bribery charge

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KUANTAN: Two policemen pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to two counts of receiving bribes totalling RM4,000 from a businessman who was allegedly found in possession of smuggled cigarettes.

Lans Koperal Shafiq Kharidan and Koperal Muhamad Nurlizam Ali, both from the Traffic branch of the Kuala Lipis district police headquarters, entered their plea before judge Mohd Ghazali Mohamad Taib yesterday.