A teary end: Cop arrested for onion bribe

SEREMBAN: A policeman has been arrested for allegedly soliciting and accepting two sacks of onions from a lorry attendant, says Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Said Ibrahim.

The suspect was arrested in Senawang at noon yesterday (Nov 30), after a report was lodged by the complainant.

"In the report, the lorry attendant claimed that his lorry was stopped at a road block after exiting the Senawang toll plaza.

"A policeman then asked the lorry driver and the attendant to show a letter from their employer allowing them to transport the goods (during the conditional MCO), failing which they have to pay a fine.

"In the event they were unable to do so, they were told to hand over the onions," he said in a statement.

ACP Mohd Said said the case was being probed under section 384 of the Penal Code for extortion. Offenders can be jailed up to 10 years, or fine, or whipping or any of the two, upon conviction.

"We will carry out a through investigation and there will be no compromise," he added.

It is learnt that the incident happened on Nov 29, and the report was lodged at the Shah Alam police station the following day.