TAWAU: A police officer who served under the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) was charged at the magistrate's court here today with murdering an e-hailing driver on Jan 13.

The accused, John Kennedy Sanggah, 44, who was previously granted bail as a prosecution witness, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same code, which provides for the death penalty if found guilty.