Two cops commended for saying no to bribery

GEORGE TOWN: Corporal K. Irabathon, 51, and Constable M. Mathavan, 25, felt insulted after they were offered bribes while on crime prevention duties.
For refusing the bribes, the two were commended by Penang police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob during a monthly police briefing at the state police contingent headquarters in Penang Road yesterday.
Kpl Irabathon said they were on duty on April 7 near a shopping mall in Bayan Baru when they spotted a suspicious-looking individual.




"We approached him in front of a bank and told him we needed to carry out a check.
"He then took out a stack of money, about RM200 ($86.72), and tried to push it into our hands.
"I advised him to keep the money. He was insistent in bribing us, so we arrested him.
"After checking his motorcycle, we found an iron rod and a switchblade."
During the ceremony, eight officers from the Elite MPV Police Unit also received commendation letters for making several major arrests including crippling a drug syndicate at the Jelutong Expressway and for another drug-related case which involved a stolen car.
The officers made a grand entrance in two Mitsubishi Evo MPVs.
Another 11 police officers also received commendation letters.