S Usha Nanthiny, 35, from the Segamat commercial crime investigation department (CCID) is alleged to have obtained a bribe for herself from a man in her office at 4.50pm on Aug 28, 2022.

The bribe is alleged to be an inducement not to arrest a female suspect under investigation for criminal breach of trust (CBT) under Section 408 of the Penal Code.

The charge, according to Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the value of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, if convicted.

Judge Siti Noraida Sulaiman granted the defendant RM12,000 bail in one surety, confiscated Usha’s passport and ordered her to report to the Segamat MACC office once a month.

The court fixed March 24 for the next mention of the case.

The prosecution was handled by MACC deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim, while the defendant was represented by lawyer S Selvantheran.