UPSR leak: Teacher's conviction set aside by High Court

L.Subbarau (middle) with his lawyer Omay Kutty outside the High Court after his conviction was set aside. Also present was his wife A. Kalaidevi.

SEREMBAN: A primary school teacher who was sentenced to five years' jail for allegedly leaking UPSR exam papers almost five years ago has had his conviction set aside by the High Court here.

Judicial Commissioner Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin, in reversing the decision of the Sesions Court delivered in February last year, said his judgment was based on the grounds that the accused was not allowed to recall two important witnesses during trial.