KOTA KINABALU: A police inspector and four other cops attached with the anti-narcotics department have been charged at the Kota Kinabalu Special Corruption Court with accepting bribes.

       They were alleged to have received a total bribe of RM8,020.

       All pleaded not guilty before judge Abu Bakar Manat.

       According to the charges, they accepted the bribes as an inducement not to take action against a man under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act.

       Insp Joevian Gubal Michael, 41, who works at the Narcotics Division of the Kota Belud district police headquarters, faces four charges of accepting a bribe worth a total of RM2,400.

       All the money was deposited into his bank account between Nov 16 and Dec 17, 2017.

       The second accused, Sjn Azizul Ismail, 32, is facing four charges of accepting a bribe of RM900.

       Sjn Azizul, who is also attached to Kota Belud IPD, received a bribe that was put into his personal bank account between April 24, 2017 and July 30, 2017.

       L/Kpl Hairul Amid, 36, of the Sabah police headquarters in Kepayan here, faces five charges of receiving a bribe totalling RM2,000 into his bank account between Aug 11, 2017 and June 9, 2018.

       The fourth accused, L/Kpl Afizul Azwan Anuar, 29, is with the Kota Belud district police.

       He faces four charges of accepting a bribe of RM470 between April 13, 2017 and May 6, 2017.

       Finally, Kpl Abdullah Bakir, 44, of the Kota Belud police district is facing 18 charges of accepting a bribe of RM2,250 between April 14, 2014 and Oct 1, 2015.

       The court allowed Insp Joevian and L/Kpl Hairul bail of RM10,000 along with a RM4,000 deposit.

       Kpl Abdullah was allowed a RM10,000 bail with a RM5,000 deposit with a local surety.

       He was ordered not to approach the witnesses.

       Sjn Azizul was allowed RM8,000 bail with a deposit of RM4,000, while L/Kpl Afizul was granted RM10,000 bail with a RM3,000 deposit with a local surety.

       Judge Abu Bakar ordered all the accused to report once every two months to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

       They were also instructed to surrender their passports to the court.

       The court set the next mention of the case for Nov 24.