IPOH: A popular YouTube couple from the United Kingdom has provided the necessary evidence to the police including unedited video footage of where the traffic policeman allegedly solicited a RM100 bribe from them.
The matter was revealed by the couple, Chris and Marianne Fisher on their X account last night.
"Following the last video, we can confirm that we have been communicating with the Royal Malaysian Police. We have given them the unedited video footage, date, time and location of the incident," they said, adding that police have apologised and confirmed that they are investigating the incident.
Yesterday, the magistrate's court here today rejected the police's application to extend the remand of three traffic policemen who allegedly solicited RM100 from the couple.
Lawyers Muhammad Al-Hirzan Mahamad Akhir and Aqmarul Aqil Ismail, appearing for the accused, told the media outside the court that magistrate Siti Nora Sharif rejected the application to extend the remand because the victims had not come forward, in addition to other technical issues.
Following this, Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said that the three traffic policemen would be released on police bail, but the investigation is still ongoing.
On Jan 28, the couple from Shropshire, England, who runs the YouTube channel "TREAD the globe", were stopped by traffic police at Jalan Simpang Pulai - Cameron Highlands here.
The policemen allegedly solicited RM100 from them for a traffic infraction.
A video of the interaction was uploaded on the couple's YouTube channel as well as their X account.
The 51-second video showed the couple stopping their van by the roadside before a traffic policeman appeared at the driver's window.
Both parties were heard exchanging greetings before the policeman told the couple that they were driving above the speed limit.
The policeman was heard telling them that the speed limit was 60kph but they were travelling at 70.5kph.
The policeman told them that he would issue them a summons that they had to pay at the police station.
Marianne did not object to this, however, the policeman then told them that paying the fine at the police station would be RM300, but they could pay him RM100 on the spot.
The couple paid the policeman RM100.
The clip has been widely shared on social media and sparked a police investigation into alleged bribery.