Foreign duo held for trying to bribe cops
According to sources, the Bangladeshi and Myanmar men, aged 25 and 27, are believed to have offered RM200 in cash to the policemen, who were on patrol duty.
'The two suspects were detained at the Kelantan MACC office at about 1.30 am. They allegedly tried to bribe the policemen to avoid a routine inspection,' the sources told Bernama today.
Meanwhile, Kelantan MACC director Rosli Husain, when contacted, confirmed the arrest, saying the case is being investigated under Section 17(b) of the MACC Act 2009 for offering bribes to civil servants.
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