SINGAPORE: A Malaysian woman has been jailed five weeks for theft and trying to bribe a police officer, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a joint press release on Monday (Nov 20). Devika Maruvan, 31, had been charged in court on Aug 28 with one count of corruptly offering an unspecified amount to Sergeant Lim Mei Jing. Investigations showed that on June 26 this year, Maruvan - a salesperson at Rose Fashions in Tekka Centre - offered money to Sergeant Lim to avoid being arrested. Sergeant Lim rejected the offer and arrested her. It is an offence to bribe or attempt to bribe public officers in Singapore, and anyone found guilty can be fined up to $100,000 (RM306,538), jailed up to five years, or both.

Source: The Star November 20, 2017 07:30 UTC