Police Allegedly Tried to Extort RM20,000 from E-Hailing Driver for Picking Up “Illegal Immigrants”
Just earlier this month, two policemen were arrested due to allegedly extorting a couple for RM500. This time around, an e-hailing driver claims that he had been falsely accused and police tried to extort him for RM20,000.
The man, who wants to be known as Kamarul Ariffin, spoke at a press conference at the MCA Civil Society Movement Coordination Bureau at Wisma MCA yesterday (18 Aug) as he wants to fight back and prove his innocence.
According to NST, Kamarul said that the police accused him of human trafficking by picking up illegal immigrants. The incident happened in the Tanjung Sepat area at Kuala Langat on 18 May.
During a casual working day as an e-hailing driver, he picked up some passengers which he got via the e-hailing app. While en route to his destination, he was then stopped by a team of policemen.
“I cooperated with them and followed their instructions but they…
