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Chinese man charged for bribery
A Chinese man who tried to bribe police officers after being ticketed for breaches of the Road Traffic Act was yesterday found guilty when he appeared in the Lucea Resident Magistrate's Court.
Wei-ling Laing of Dias Green Island in Hanover was fined a total of 400 thousand dollars.
The court was told that Mr Laing was stopped in May of this year by members of the Hanover highway patrol team and was ticketed for no registration and tail lights.
The court was further told that Mr. Laing gave the officers who had stopped him 2 thousand dollars in an attempt to bride them, by telling them to use the money to buy lunch.
He was then arrested and charged with attempting to bribe along with the traffic charges.
When he first appeared in court, he reportedly told the court that he could not speak English properly following which his case was put off until the court could secure the services of an interpreter.
In court yesterday Mr Laing told the court that it was a custom where he is from to pay the fine on the spot.
He also told the court that the driver's licence he now holds was bought in Kingston for 20 thousand dollars.
After hearing Mr. Laing's confession as to how he obtained his drivers licence, the court ordered that an investigation be done into the matter.
A Chinese man who tried to bribe police officers after being ticketed for breaches of the Road Traffic Act was yesterday found guilty when he appeared in the Lucea Resident Magistrate's Court.
Wei-ling Laing of Dias Green Island in Hanover was fined a total of 400 thousand dollars.
The court was told that Mr Laing was stopped in May of this year by members of the Hanover highway patrol team and was ticketed for no registration and tail lights.
The court was further told that Mr. Laing gave the officers who had stopped him 2 thousand dollars in an attempt to bride them, by telling them to use the money to buy lunch.
He was then arrested and charged with attempting to bribe along with the traffic charges.
When he first appeared in court, he reportedly told the court that he could not speak English properly following which his case was put off until the court could secure the services of an interpreter.
In court yesterday Mr Laing told the court that it was a custom where he is from to pay the fine on the spot.
He also told the court that the driver's licence he now holds was bought in Kingston for 20 thousand dollars.
After hearing Mr. Laing's confession as to how he obtained his drivers licence, the court ordered that an investigation be done into the matter.
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