In a Police media statement this afternoon, four persons have been arrested including a policeman whilst a fifth, also a policeman, is expected to join them in the cell soon over another attempt to bribe police investigator Senior Sergeant Apollos Terry with K100,000.00 in cash.
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| OIC Gordons Minor Crimes Senior Sergeant Apollo Terry with the K100,000.00 cash bribe during the briefing with Police Commissioner Gari Baki today. |
Senior Sergeant Terry-the Officer in Charge of the Gordons Minor Crimes Unit-is currently heading an investigation into a suspected human trafficking, uttering of government documents and other related trans-national crimes including a suspected visa and passport racket.
Only early this month a Chinese national, Zhiyuan Cui, also known as Aaron, of Shandon Province, China, was arrested and charged when he allegedly launch yet another attmpt to bribe Senior Sergeant Terry with K10,000.00 in cash. Aaron is the managing director of A & D Consultancy Limited, a PNG-registered passport and visa agent.
In this latest bribery attempt, a man from the Central Province allegedly gave S/Sgt Terry the K100,000.00 all in K100.00 notes and allegedly asked him to drop the case against Aaron Cui. Apollos restrained the Central Province man and told him to call the person who gave him the money and arrange for a meeting. The person (named) came and was in the company of Aaron Cui. All have been detained and currently being interviewed. They are expected to be charged soon.
During the interview, the suspects alleged that two police detectives (named) had solicited K50,000.00 in cash from them to help stop the case.
It was allegedly given to them last week. Apollo’s team arrested one of the policemen who denied the allegation.
He had K500.00 in his possession. He was locked up at the Boroko cells.
K6,000.00 cash was also found at his residence at the Bagita Police Barracks in the NCD during a search.
