Saturday October 27, 2007
Two cops deny doctoring witness’ statement in probe
JOHOR BARU: Two policemen claimed trial to doctoring a witness’ statement in investigations involving Johor businessman Goh Cheng Poh at the Sessions Court here.
Deputy Supt Baharin Mohd Rose, 52, an officer with the Internal Security and Public Order division, and Sjn Mejar Hasan Aman, 49, were charged with falsifying the statement of witness 34-year-old Chong Wah.
If convicted, they can be sentenced up to two years’ jail or face a fine or both.
They allegedly committed the offence at Pulai Springs Resort Berhad, Pulai, at 11am on June 5.
DSP Baharin also claimed trial to using the forged witness statement of Chong at the Internal Security Ministry in Putrajaya on July 2.
Anti-Corruption Agency Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Jazamudin Ahmad Nawawi proposed that bail be set at RM10,000 for each accused.
Sessions judge Zanol Rashid Hussain allowed RM8,000 bail for each and fixed hearing for Feb 13 and Feb 14 of next year.
Abdul Halim Yahya and former Terengganu Deputy CPO Datuk Kamaruddin Mat Desa represented both the accused.
Recently, there has been a string of cases involving policemen being investigated for corruption.
On Thursday, at the Malacca Sessions Court, Sjn Mejar Hasan along with Asst Supt Hong Keng Hock, 42, of the Commercial Crime Department in Bukit Aman, also claimed trial to using forged statements of witnesses Siew Kok Seng, 55, and Chua Sia Heng, 40, in investigations involving the same businessman.
On Wednesday, ASP Hong was charged in Kuala Lumpur with two counts of using the forged statements of Siew and Chua at the Commercial Crime Investigation Department’s operation/technical assistance division in Bukit Aman.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/27/courts/19294862&sec=courts
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