Headmistress, school clerk remanded over RM45,000 fraud allegation
The remand order was issued today by magistrate Noor Azreen Liyana Mohd Darus at the magistrate's court, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
The suspects, aged 59 and 55, are civil servants attached to the same school.
Sources said they are being investigated under Sections 18 and 28 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 for allegedly submitting nine payment vouchers containing false details relating to food and beverage supplies for 13 school programmes.
If convicted, each faces a maximum of 20 years' imprisonment and a fine. The alleged offences are reported to have occurred between 2023 and 2025.
Both women were arrested between 4pm and 5pm yesterday after voluntarily presenting themselves at the Perak MACC office in Bandar Meru Raya to assist with the probe.
Dressed in the MACC's standard orange lock-up attire, the suspects were brought to the court complex at 10.15am and were remanded shortly afterwards. The remand period runs from today until Saturday.
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