MELAKA: A Melaka Immigration Department officer pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here to seven charges of accepting bribes totalling RM1,950 last year.
Mohd Nazrul Md Yasin, 39, entered the plea before judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam here yesterday.
According to a Bernama report, he was charged with accepting five payments of RM300 each from one Muhammad Omar, 69, as an inducement not to take legal action against Omar’s daughter, Nurul Alya, 23, for allegedly harbouring a foreign national.
The offence was allegedly committed at a restaurant on Jalan Muar, Merlimau, Jasin, between Jan 1, 2025, and May 31, 2025.
The foreign national, identified as Kusmiyati, was allegedly staying at the premises, an offence under the Immigration Act 1959/63.
Mohd Nazrul also faced two additional charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM300 and RM150, respectively, for similar purposes at the same location between June 3 and July 10, 2025.
The offence carries a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount or value of the bribe, if quantifiable, or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
