18-Year-Old Teen Fined RM5,000 For Trying To Bribe Policeman With RM50
The young mechanic will have to undergo five months' jail if he did not settle the fine.
By John Lim — 28 Sep 2017, 10:20 AM
An 18-year-old teen was slapped with a heavy fine after he was caught trying to offer a bribe to a policeman
He pleaded guilty for offering the bribe to Lance Corporal Mohd Farid Ahmad in front of a school
Swe Kah Fai pleaded guilty for offering the bribe in front of SRJKC Hwa Lian, Pasir Bogak, Pangkor, at 2pm on 18 April as an inducement not to issue a summon.
Swe was eventually charged in court yesterday and fined RM5,000 for bribery. He will have to undergo five months' jail if the fine is not settled.
A social evaluation report by the Welfare Department was presented to the judge before the sentencing.
A lawyer who represented the teen said the punishment was severe enough as he was a first time offender
"His arrest and remand in the lockup is already a lesson for him. As a youngster, not going to prison will ensure a future for him and reflect the court's mercy," he said, adding that the youth earned RM600 a month.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) asked the court to impose an appropriate sentence since corruption is on the rise among youths
"The sentence should serve as a lesson for him as well as the community to create awareness that corruption is serious," said DPP Nurul Wahida Jalaluddin from the MACC as quoted by The Sun Daily.
A report last year revealed that over 1,000 individuals arrested for corruption were under the age of 40.