A former director of the Perak Immigration Department and its former prosecution unit head were each sentenced to three years' jail and an RM85,000 fine at the Sessions Court here today after being found guilty of soliciting and receiving bribes seven years ago.

Judge S. Indra Nehru imposed a three-year jail sentence and fine of RM50,000, in lieu 10 months' jail, on Zulhairin Yahya, 50, and Zaidi Dali, 54, for soliciting a bribe of RM10,000 monthly.

The judge also sentenced them to three years in prison and a fine of RM35,000, in lieu eight months' jail, for two offences of receiving a RM7,000 bribe.

The judge ordered all the sentences to run concurrently from today and allowed applications by the two for a stay of execution of the prison term pending appeal to the High Court.

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