Caught driving in the bus lane at the Woodlands Checkpoint, a woman tried to worm her way out of it by offering a bribe to an auxiliary police officer twice.
For her actions, 42-year-old Wang Xiping was sentenced to three weeks’ jail, reported Lianhe Zaobao.
Source: Lianhe Zaobao
Wang, who drove to Malaysia frequently, went to Johor Bahru with a friend from China on 17 July.
She wanted to show the city to her friend, who had never been to Malaysia before, and also collect her own medical examination report.
At about 10.50am that morning, an auxiliary police officer at Woodlands Checkpoint noticed that Wang was driving in the lane meant for buses and lorries.
Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority on Facebook
He signalled for her to stop and told her to turn back and use the lane for cars instead.
However, Wang reached into her bag, took out a RM50 (S$15) note and offered it to the officer, hoping he would allow her to continue driving in the bus lane.
He immediately declined and asked her to produce her passport.
Wang complied but pulled out a S$50 note and handed it over together with her passport.
She pleaded with the officer to accept the cash, saying she needed to go to the hospital.
The officer firmly refused, telling her that what she had done was wrong.
The entire incident was recorded by his body camera, and Wang was arrested at the checkpoint at 11.30am.
Wang was charged with violating Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which makes it an offence to engage in corrupt transactions with agents serving the Government or public bodies.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online
She pleaded guilty in court on Friday (15 Nov), asking for leniency as she had felt “anxious” during the incident and was going through a rough patch with her husband.
She also said she had four children and her youngest is less than one year old, while her husband is currently not in Singapore.
However, the prosecution pointed out that she had attempted to bribe the officer two times and called for her to be sentenced to three to four weeks’ jail.
Eventually, she was given three weeks in prison and the judge allowed her to postpone her sentence to Monday (18 Nov) so she could settle her children’s affairs.
She could have been sentenced to up to five years’ jail and/or fined up to S$100,000.
Also read: Man tries to bribe NEA officer with S$10 after littering, gets 12 days’ jail
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Featured image adapted from Lianhe Zaobao and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority on Facebook.
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