Former UPSI VA Zakaria Kasa dies of heart disease days after acquittal


IPOH: Former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Zakaria Kasa, 67, who was acquitted and discharged of abusing his power by the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on Thursday, passed away on Sunday due to heart disease.

His third son, Mohd Fauzi, 34, said that his late father breathed his last surrounded by family members at Slim River Hospital around 12.30pm.

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