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SHAH ALAM: A judge told the Court of Sessions here today that people offering or accepting bribes would burn in hell, stating that it is a reminder to all present.
Judge Rozilah Salleh said: “People who offer or accept bribes will burn in hell, so always remember this and I remind myself, you (defendant) and everyone in this court.”
She said this before sentencing immigration officer Zalizi Ismail, 26, to 30 days in jail and a fine of CU20,000 or four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to receiving a CU12,000 bribe from a man. last week.
The judge also reprimanded the defendant for failing to respect the trust and responsibility given him by the Immigration Department to safeguard the country’s entry / exit points by releasing foreigners detained at the KLIA.
“I want you to believe your guilty plea. If you are punished in this world, I pray that it is sufficient as kifarah (retribution) for you in the hereafter.
“There are people who have been arrested many times, (but) they still do not admit guilt although there is evidence and if they are not arrested, they feel they are not wrong,” he said.
Zalizi had pleaded guilty to receiving RM12,000 from Chu Wing Kong in connection with his official duties as an Assistant Investigative Officer in the KLIA Operations Division of the Immigration Department, where he was to expedite the repatriation process for two detainees, Zhou Guifang and Zhu Xiangliang. , to China.
He committed the crime on December 2 at a gas station near the airport around 7.37 pm The charge under Section 165 of the Penal Code establishes a jail term of up to two years or a fine or both.
Chinese nationals were detained during immigration inspection in the KLIA departure hall on November 29 on suspicion of staying longer in Malaysia, and were detained for 14 days until December 12.
Zalizi then contacted Chu and asked him for RM12,000 to expedite his repatriation.
Previously, Zalizi, who was not represented, asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence because he realized his mistake and repented, and promised not to repeat it.
“I beg you not to send me to jail because I have a one-year-old son and I need to support my wife who is not working, as well as my father and two brothers who are still studying.
“This is my first offense and I appeal that the court fine me one month’s salary, as I am new to the job with a starting monthly salary of RM1,460,” he said.
However, the Deputy Prosecutor of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Fadhli Ab Wahab, urged the court to consider the public interest in sentencing and the seriousness of the crime committed by the accused.
He said the defendant has been working in the Immigration Department for less than two years, but had already committed acts of corruption for a large sum of money.
“I ask that a prison sentence be imposed on the accused to send him a message so that he does not commit the crime again in the future and to remind other officials not to make the same mistake,” he added.
