A former supervisor of a security company, charged by the ICAC, was today (Monday) sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Eastern Magistracy for soliciting and accepting bribes totalling $11,000 in relation to the employment of security guards.

The defendant, 35, was earlier found guilty of five counts of agent accepting an advantage and two of soliciting an advantage, contrary to section 9(1)(a) of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance.

Magistrate Henry Mierczak also ordered the defendant to pay $9,500 in restitution to the concerned security company.

The court heard that at the time of the offences, the defendant was employed by the said company which provided security service to a housing estate in Stanley.

The defendant was responsible for recruiting and supervising security guards.

In January 2009, during an interview with a Pakistani person, the defendant requested and accepted $1,500 in return for employing the latter as a security guard at the estate.

The aforesaid guard subsequently introduced to the defendant some friends who were also looking for work.

Between February and April 2009, the defendant had solicited and accepted "tea money", ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 on each occasion, from six other Pakistani males as rewards for their employment.

The court heard that the defendant had accepted a total of $9,500 in bribes from six of the aforesaid persons, who were subsequently employed by concerned security company on the recommendation of the defendant.

The prosecution was today represented by Public Prosecutor Margaret Lau, assisted by ICAC officer Henry Lung.