KUANTAN: A former Cherating police station chief has been fined RM20,000 by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to 40 out of 98 charges of receiving bribes.
Judge Sazlina Safie imposed a fine of RM500 for each charge on Anuar Yaakob, 56, with one month's jail in default of payment for each charge. The accused, however, settled the total fine of RM20,000.
According to the charges, Anuar was then serving as a sergeant and later sergeant major at the Pahang police headquarters and Cherating police station, respectively.
He was accused of receiving between RM150 and RM1,000 from several individuals via bank transfers into his account without consideration while performing his official duties from January 2021 to September 2022.
He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code (Act 574), which carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
The remaining 58 charges were taken into consideration by the court under Section 171A of the Criminal Procedure Code as part of a plea bargain submitted by the defence.
Previously, the accused was brought before the Kuantan Sessions Court on Aug 24, 2023, to face 98 charges of receiving bribes amounting to RM31,400. – Bernama
