Cop, ex-judge charged in khalwat bribery case

Charged: Burhanuddin Ismi (right) and Muhamad Hamri being led out of the court room where they pleaded not guilty to bribery. — Bernama

IPOH: A former judge and a policeman have been charged at the Sessions Court here with soliciting and accepting bribes of RM4,000 to release a man from a khalwat case in 2019.

Former Syariah Court judge Burhanuddin Ismi Adam, 43, and L/Kpl Muhamad Hamri Ayob, 34, however, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out separately before judge Ahmad Kamar Jamaludin yesterday.