Malaysian police are questioning two officers after two Singapore-registered car drivers claimed they were the victims of extortion at the Johor Bahru Sultan Iskandar checkpoint on Tuesday ( Mar 12 ).
The Johor Bahru police chief said the two officials were being looked into after comments made by two Twitter users over the event in a media statement on Thursday.
User Irene Teo claimed in a blog on the Twitter group MY SG Road Trip- Your Malaysia Road Trip Guide that she was being driven from Johor Bahru to Singapore after being ushered into a street by a Malay officer.
Ms. Teo claimed that she followed another Singapore-registered vehicle to a “deserted side road beside the customs ( checkpoint )” where only two other vehicles could be seen.
Before requesting the pilot’s license and passports of the car passengers, a police officer approached her and inquired as to why she had used the street designated for lorries returning to Singapore.
Ms. Teo claimed that the officer promised to “help” them revert to the appropriate car lane to the immigration checkpoint for RM600 ( S$ 17 ).
The official claimed that the great was for using an unlicensed car street.
Ms. Teo claims the officer informed her that if she failed to pay, she would have to file a statement and pay the fine at the immigration department, where their private information would be recorded.
She claimed that she had urged her to go to the police station to pay the fine, but the officer” simply ignored ( her ),” adding that he was still holding onto one of the passengers ‘ passports.
Gradually, however, Ms Teo agreed to pay him RM500 before the official led the automobile up to the right car street. Ms. Teo did not identify her, but she is reportedly Taiwanese.
Another person, Sage, claimed to have been in the car in front of Ms Teo’s in a split article on the same page and posted two dashcam film clips of the event.
Sage, a person who said she is Indonesian, alleged that she had been subjected to a similar experience.
In one movie, a police officer can be seen directing Sage’s vehicle toward the trucks lane and shining a flashlight at the vehicle.
The second video next showed two police officers speaking to the driver in front of them before requesting the travellers ‘ files.
Sage said that after a “long debate” she had managed to pay RM100 in order to get her husband’s permission up from the policeman, who had taken ownership of it.
The film does not contain any images of the bribery.
Both Facebook users have reached out for more information, according to Now.
According to a statement from the Malaysian authorities advertising, Ms. Teo was allegedly instructed to give S$ 142 to the two police officers” to prevent call” for entering the vehicle station area.
The police have not yet received any reports from the victims, according to the statement.
Additionally, it stated that an official request has been made to assist with investigations for Ms. Teo and Sage at the Singapore consulate in Johor Bahru.
For more details, TODAY reached out to the Malaysian police.
This article was originally published in , TODAY.