Rela members lodge report over Datuk Seri’s alleged bribe

Rela members lodge report over Datuk Seri’s alleged bribe

Four People's Volunteer Corps members tell Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission they were offered money to withdraw their police reports.

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PUTRAJAYA:
The four Rela (People’s Volunteer Corps) members who were allegedly assaulted by a “Datuk Seri” lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today over an attempt to bribe them to withdraw their report.

Rela said in a statement that the report was lodged at the MACC office in Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur.

According to Rela, its members Melvin Cheong Mun Khai, 19; Leong Jiun Jie, 21; Lee Weng Poh, 27; and Ho Hoong Keong, 55; gave their statements to the MACC on how they were offered a bribe to forget the incident and withdraw the police report made against the “Datuk Seri”.

Their statements were taken separately from 12.45pm to 3.30pm, said Rela.

In their police report, the Rela members alleged they were assaulted by the 29-year-old “Datuk Seri” in an incident in Kampung Baru Ampang, at 6.30am, on Friday.

The victims claimed the Datuk Seri assaulted them after they asked him to move his Toyota Vellfire MPV parked at the side of the road as it was obstructing traffic.

The “Datuk Seri” was arrested about 4pm yesterday after turning himself in at the Ampang Jaya District Police Headquarters (IPD). He is being remanded for four days from today.

Police are investigating the case under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a civil servant from discharging his public functions and Section 353 of the Penal Code for using criminal force on a civil servant with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty.

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