JOHOR BARU: A 51-year-old driving school instructor was fined RM8,000 by the Sessions Court today for accepting a RM300 bribe from a student at a driving school two years ago.
Rosmala Abidin was given the sentence after she pleaded guilty to a charge of accepting the bribe from Sahina Omar, 34, at a restaurant at a supermarket in Jalan Air Hitam, Simpang Renggam, Kluang about 6pm on Sept 30, 2014.
Rosmala was charged with using her personal influence on a Road Transport Department officer to obtain the illegal "gerenti lulus" (guaranteed pass) Class D driving licence at a driving test site.
The offence is under Section 163 of the Penal Code for accepting a bribe by way of personal influence on a public servant.
The offence comes with a maximum one-year jail term or fine or both, upon conviction.
The charge was read in front of Judge Mohamad Haldar Abdul Aziz.
Haldar sentenced Rosmala to be fined RM8,000 in lieu of six months jail. She paid the fine.
Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission deputy public prosecutor Noor Fazlin Hamdan prosecuted. Rosmala was unrepresented.