KUALA TERENGGANU: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) got more than he bargained for when his appeal to set aside his 14 days imprisonment for corruption was rejected by the High Court. Instead, his jail term was extended to two years.
Judge Datuk Abdul Rahim Uda also imposed a fine of RM25,000 and in default, a six-month jail term for DSP Nordin Ahmad, 52.
The accused was first convicted by the Kemaman Session Court on April 25, when he was jailed for 14 days for corruption under Section 11(a) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997.
Justice Abdul Rahim said that the court viewed that it was unacceptable for a civil servant to accept bribes, hence a stiffer punishment needed to be imposed.
Earlier, DPP Ng Siew Wee of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission asked the court to impose a more severe punishment in view of the offence committed.
Based on the fact of the case, Nordin, who was attached to the Federal Narcotics Department, was accused of committing the offence on Oct 23 in 2005 at a house in Kemaman.
He was accused of receiving a bribe of RM5,000 from Mohd Nizam Hamid as an inducement for not sending the latter to the drug rehabilitation centre in Simpang Renggam, Johor.-TheStarOnline
