Facebook user Sage says the car she was in on March 10 was directed to the heavy vehicle lane. She had to pay RM100 to get her boyfriend’s licence back, she alleges, before being escorted back to the car lane.JOHOR BAHRU – The Johor police will be calling up the couple from Singapore who claimed that officers at the Sultan Iskandar Building’s Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex had extorted RM500 from them.
“The summons was issued for the offence of entering the lorry lane at checkpoint 8A from Johor Bahru to Singapore last Sunday at 8.15pm. “We have made an official request to the Singapore Consulate-General’s office in Johor Bahru to help identify the Facebook users named ‘Sage’ and ‘Irene Teo’ to help with the investigation,” he said.
“Any officer suspected of committing crimes will face strict action without compromise, following the principle of legal equality outlined in Article 8 of the Federal Constitution,” he added.
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