The videos were uploaded by user Ali Cordoba on the popular video sharing site early yesterday. There is no indication of when the incidents took place, however.
The first video clip shows a car being pulled over in what seems to be a speed trap operation by traffic policemen, with cones placed in the middle of a two-lane highway. After being queried by the policeman, who also informs him that he had been speeding at 140km/h with the speed limit being 110km/h, the driver tells the traffic policeman that he is on his way to Taiping.
However, instead of the driving licence, the driver appears to give some other identitification card. When asked for the driving licence, the driver answers that he left it in Singapore.
The dialogue, all captured clearly in the two-minute 35-second video, then suggests the policeman asking “RM100 can”, to which after some negotiation, the cop appears to accept RM50 instead. The policeman’s face is not seen throughout the encounter while the driver’s face is blurred out.
In the much shorter second video,the policeman’s face is clearly visible and so is the driver. The alleged bribe is shown with the driver clasping the policeman’s hand which is extended inside the car, and a currency note can be seen being held in his palm as he moves his hand back.
In Bukit Aman, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim also weighed in on the matter telling FMT that police will investigate the matter and promised to take action if the crime had indeed taken place.
“We won’t tolerate matters that can affect the department’s image.”