Public advised not to use agents to settle traffic summonses

KUCHING: The public has been advised to settle traffic summonses or compounds using the proper channel and not through agents, says Bukit Aman Traffic Investi­gations and Enforcement Depart­ment director Datuk Azisman Alias.

He said by doing so, the public would know if their summonses had been cleared and removed from the database.

“There have been cases involving agents, where the public found their summonses were still in the system despite making the payment and issued with receipts,” he said at a press conference after a dialogue session with Traffic Enforcement Department at the Sarawak Police Contingent Headquarters here yesterday.

Also present was Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu.

Azisman said that several individuals involved with the syndicate were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission last year and charged in court.

He said the collection from the traffic summonses only reached 40% of the 5.5 million (of summonses) issued nationwide despite the police offering up to 50% discount for the public to settle them at nearby police stations. — Bernama