Policeman faces 98 charges of accepting bribes

It took four court interpreters more than 40 minutes to read out to a police sergeant major charges of accepting bribes - all 98 of them.

The policeman, Anuar Yaakob, 54, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court before judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain to having accepted the bribes amounting to RM31,400 in 2021 and 2022.

The father of three children is alleged to have received between RM100 and RM2,000 from several people connected to his official duties, with the money having been transferred online to...