Langkawi cops probing claim foreigner paid RM100 to avoid summons

Police are gathering information on a foreign tourist's allegation that the latter paid RM100 to avoid being taken to a police station and summoned for not wearing a helmet on Langkawi island.

Langkawi district police chief Shariman Ashari said a video of the incident, which went viral on Jan 29, was believed to have been uploaded on YouTube on Nov 10 last year.

"Police will not protect any individual involved and will...