Former police station chief fined RM20k over 40 corruption charges

The former Cherating police station chief was fined RM20,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuantan, Pahang, today after pleading guilty to 40 out of 98 charges of receiving bribes three years ago.

Judge Sazlina Safie imposed a fine of RM500 for each charge on Anuar Yaakob, 56, with a one‑month jail term in default of payment for each charge. The accused, however, settled the total fine of RM20,000.

According to the charges, Anuar was then serving as a sergeant and later sergeant major at the Pahang contingent police headquarters and Cherating police station, respectively.

He was accused of receiving between RM150 and RM1,000 from several individuals via bank transfers into his account without consideration while performing his official duties, between January 2021 and September 2022.

He was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code (Act 574), which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both.

MACC deputy public prosecutor Ezuain Farhana Ahmad appeared for the prosecution, while counsel Baharuddin Ahmad Kassim represented the accused.

The remaining 58 charges were taken into consideration by the court under Section 171A of the Criminal Procedure Code, as part of a plea bargain submitted by the defence.

Previously, the accused was brought before the Kuantan Sessions Court on Aug 24, 2023, to face 98 charges of receiving bribes amounting to RM31,400.

- Bernama

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