Flight tickets land college director in court


KOTA KINABALU: A former director of a public college in Semporna has been charged with 12 counts of power abuse by approving the purchase of flight tickets for his son and wife from 2017 to 2018.

Saifulkahad Shariff, 54, who is currently a director of Mara Poly-Tech College headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, pleaded not guilty before Tawau Sessions Court judge Awang Krisnada Awang Mahmud.

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