<p>Patel, 21, has been charged with taking a bribe from a defendant while he was employed at a court in east London.<br /><br />He is also accused of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice at Redbridge Magistrates' Court in Ilford, according to a BBC report.<br /><br />He was arrested after The Sun filmed a man apparently accepting 500 pounds to keep a traffic penalty off a legal database.<br /><br />He will appear at Southwark Crown Court in south London on 14 October."I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence to charge Munir Patel with requesting and receiving a bribe on 1 August intending to improperly perform his functions," said Gaon Hart, a lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service.<br /><br />He said: "Patel has already been charged with misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice. He still faces these charges, which relate to other alleged misconduct during his employment."<br /><br />The Bribery Act, which came into force on 1 July, made it illegal to offer or receive bribes, and to fail to prevent bribery</p>
<p>Patel, 21, has been charged with taking a bribe from a defendant while he was employed at a court in east London.<br /><br />He is also accused of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice at Redbridge Magistrates' Court in Ilford, according to a BBC report.<br /><br />He was arrested after The Sun filmed a man apparently accepting 500 pounds to keep a traffic penalty off a legal database.<br /><br />He will appear at Southwark Crown Court in south London on 14 October."I am satisfied there is sufficient evidence to charge Munir Patel with requesting and receiving a bribe on 1 August intending to improperly perform his functions," said Gaon Hart, a lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service.<br /><br />He said: "Patel has already been charged with misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice. He still faces these charges, which relate to other alleged misconduct during his employment."<br /><br />The Bribery Act, which came into force on 1 July, made it illegal to offer or receive bribes, and to fail to prevent bribery</p>