Penang teacher pleads not guilty to two charges of abuse of power

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BUTTERWORTH: A 46-year-old teacher pleaded not guilty to two charges of abuse of power at a Sessions Court here Wednesday (May 18).

Hazlina Kasah pleaded not guilty to two charges under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commision Act 2009 for abusing power by providing supplies worth over RM2,000 to the school she was stationed at from her personal company.

The second charge read that she, on Oct 19, 2017 at the same location and for the same intentions, submitted a request note to the school for the purchase of five footballs and one futsal ball from the same company for RM522.66, leading to personal gain. MACC Deputy Public Prosecutor Muhamad Azlan Basri said it was a non-bailable offence but if the court wished to grant bail, there were conditions MACC would suggest including bail set at RM10,000 and for Hazlina to surrender all her travel documents to the court, as well as to report to the nearest MACC office once a month.

In mitigating bail, Hazlina, who pleaded not guilty to both charges, said she was a mother of five children aged between nine and 20 years old who were still studying.

 

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