SHAH ALAM - A video of a man allegedly settling a traffic summons inside the office of a district traffic police chief to ask for a discount circulated on social media, sparking concerns and prompting calls for an investigation.
In a video posted on the Malaysiaku Viral Facebook, the man who was a public member was seen taking out cash from his wallet and handing it over to the officer while they conversed in Hokkien.
The video was captioned: "This is the footage of a citizen settling his summons with ASP Ng, the head of traffic at the Taiping IPD!! Is it clear enough? Is the video in HD quality? - Source from Edisi Siasat. Police should investigate this allegation and take appropriate action."
A Facebook user who understood Hokkien commented on the post, briefly translating the conversation.
"In this conversation in Hokkien, the man was asked to pay the summons inside the office so that he could request a discount. He also asked for a receipt from the officer."
"However, the officer said the receipt would be given later and would make a call to get the receipt, while the discount could only be applied after it is submitted to KL. Therefore, the money (summons) was handed over to him first," she wrote.
Another Facebook user commented that investigations should be carried out against the officer and that appropriate action should be taken including bringing the officer to court as such behaviour could not be tolerated.
Some commented that there should be a closed circuit television camera (CCTV) in each officer’s room at all police stations so that their activities could be monitored and they would not commit any wrongdoings.
Meanwhile, efforts to get comments from the police over the matter were futile.