ALOR SETAR: A private sector employee pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of offering an immigration officer a bribe of RM5,000 last year.
Teo Wei Chin, 34, entered the plea after the charge was read by a court interpreter before Judge N. Priscilla Hemamalini.
He was accused of offering RM5,000 to an assistant immigration superintendent in exchange for allowing a Thai woman to enter Malaysia in violation of tourist requirements under the Malaysian Immigration Circular Limited 10/27.
The offence was allegedly committed at 6.30 pm on Aug 6, 2024, at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) Complex in Bukit Kayu Hitam.
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He was charged under Section 214 of the Penal Code (Act 574), which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a fine, or both upon conviction.
The judge deferred sentencing to March 25 and granted Teo bail at RM7,000.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) prosecuting officers Mohd Zulfadli Azharudin and Ahmad Fariz Abdul Hamid appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Wong Vi Vian represented Teo.
