Johor school dorm caretaker charged with submitting false claims, bribery totalling over RM600,000


The accused, Hazalilah Ahmad, 41, (left) arriving at the Johor Baru Sessions Court. She is facing 26 charges for submitting false claim and accepting bribe worth RM636,095.

JOHOR BARU: A school dorm caretaker pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of submitting false claims and four charges of accepting bribes amounting to more than RM600,000.

The accused, Hazalilah Ahmad, 41, made the plea after the charges were read to her in front of judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Ariffin Ismail at the Johor Baru Sessions Court here on Wednesday (June 22).

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