26 year-old Hiberto Kim, a construction worker of San Pedro Columbia, was lucky to walk out of Magistrate's Court with only a fine to pay after he was convicted today of trying to bribe a police officer. Had he not tried to bribe the officer, he would have only had to pay 25 dollars for the charge, but now, he must find $525.
The incident happened on New Year's Eve, On January 31. Kim was drinking a Belikin Stout at the corner of George Street and Orange Street when he was approached by a police officer. The officer warned Kim that he was committing a criminal offence, and he called for a mobile. When Kim saw the mobile approaching, he slipped $10 into the officer's hand and tried to bribe him to stand down the police action against him.
The officer refused to take the money, and he ended up charging Kim with bribery and public drinking. He pleaded guilty to the charges today when he was arraigned before Magistrate Herbert Panton.
Twenty-six year old Hilberto Kim, a construction worker of San Pedro, Columbia, was spared a custodial sentence when he appeared today before Magistrate Herbert Panton and pled guilty to bribery.
Magistrate Panton told him that the offence carries a penalty of 2 years imprisonment. But, because it was his first offence, also, he has no previous conviction, and because he saved the court's time by pleading guilty, Kim will only be fined. Magistrate Panton sentenced him to pay $500 for the bribery offence and gave him until April 14 to pay. If Kim defaults on payment he will serve 6 months. For the public drinking charge, he was fined $25 and was given until March 2 to pay.
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