Traffic policeman freed of 24 graft charges

PETALING JAYA: The High Court in Kuantan upheld a traffic policeman’s acquittal of 24 charges of receiving a total of RM4,800 from a man over a period of three years.

Judicial commissioner Samry Masri held that the prosecution failed to establish the “purpose” of the 24 transactions against Rasip Majid under Section 165 of the Penal Code.

In affirming the sessions court’s decision in July 2025 to acquit Rasip, Samry pointed out that the main witness said each of the RM200 deposits into Rasip’s account from 2016 to 2019 was for “traffic summons” payments and “donations” to an unnamed club.

“The witness insisted that he never paid the accused to avoid legal action or to receive any ‘special treatment’.

“Even the investigating officer admitted he could not identify which (transactions) were traffic summonses, donations or even gratification,” Samry said.

The court said the prosecution inferred that each transaction was a form of gratification, when the witnesses said otherwise.

“The benefit of the doubt must be given to the accused,” Samry added.