Malaysia Crime Watch

28 February 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Ahmad Zaidi Zainol, aged 40, has claimed trial to a bribery charge against him for attempting to receive RM45,000 from a contractor. The army major at the Defence Ministry’s human resource department allegedly accepted the bribe from Mohd Azani Abd Rahman as an inducement to approve a quotation to carry out the maintenance and renovation jobs of an office for the Armed Forces at Wisma Pertahanan along Jalan Padang Tembak.

Ahmad allegedly committed the crime at diner along the Sungai Besi highway between 11 December 2003 morning. He pleaded not guilty.

Under Section 16 of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997, Ahmad faces a sentence of up to 20 years’ jail and fined five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher.

The judge set bail at RM8,000 in one surety and fixed 4 April 2007 for mention.

The Star Online – Army major facing a bribery charge claims trial
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/28/nation/20070228150104&sec=nation>

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28 February 2007
Johor Baru

Two robbers were arrested by police in Tampoi yesterday afternoon after a car chase. The incident started when the owner of a scrap metal yard alerted two traffic policemen on motorcycles of a robbery there by four armed men.

When the policemen reached the premises, they saw three men in a Datsun car and the fourth one standing outside holding a black bag. The driver of the car sped off, leaving the fourth robbery behind. The police gave chase in their motorcycles.

The driver attempted to ram his car into the policemen’s motorcycles and managed to knock one of them off his motorcycle. This policeman fired three shots at the car’s windscreen and resumed the chase in his motorcycle.

The car stopped at Kampung Semangat, Skudai, and the three men continued their escape on foot. The policemen fired two warning shots in the air and arrested two of the men while the third escaped.

The two men arrested, aged 30 and 47, have been involved in robbery and drug offences. They were found armed with parangs and iron rods, four stolen mobile phones and RM17,000 from the yard.

New Straits Times – 2 held after dramatic road chase
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070228075424/Article/index_html>

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28 February 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Salmah Abd. Rahman, aged 50, has been sentenced to months’ jail for offering sex to an undercover police officer. She committed the offence at Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman on 12 November 2007. The police officer, Lance Corporal Zainuddin, was given the offer for RM50.

Salmah pleaded guilty to the charge.

New Straits Times – Cross-country: Five months for offering sex to cop
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070228083929/Article/index_html>

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