A VIETNAMESE woman was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM1,000 by the Sessions Court in Kuantan today after pleading guilty to offering a policeman a RM50 bribe.

Judge Mohd Ghazali Mohamad Taib also ordered Le Thi To Nga, 40, to serve another month in jail if she failed to pay the fine.

The shop assistant was charged with offering the money to Corporal Mohd Zarul Hafiz Ahzar@Mohd Azar in Jalan Utama Rompin, about 116km from Kuantan at noon on September 7.

The money was as an inducement for the police personnel not to issue her a summons for a traffic offence.

The charge under Section 214 of the Penal Code carries a maximum jail term of 10 years or fine or both, upon conviction. – Bernama, September 11, 2020.