A LORRY driver who gave a $100 bribe to induce a traffic cop not
to issue him a traffic summons was sentenced to four weeks' jail on
Tuesday.
But Toh Guan Keng alias Toh Ting Keng, 65, is appealing against
the sentence and was offered $10,000 bail, pending appeal.
A district court heard that Corporal Roslan Abdul Rasip had
stopped Toh for the alleged offence of careless driving along
Seletar Expressway on Dec 23 last year.
The Traffic Police officer explained the offence and told him
that it could be compounded for $150 with six demerit points.
Toh pleaded for leniency and asked Cpl Roslan not to issue a
summons. He then took out two pieces of $50 notes and placed them
on the floor.
The officer told him to pick up the money, and asked what that
was for. Toh handed the money to Cpl Roslan and told him not to
summon him.
-- ST
