KUALA TERENGGANU: A former primary school headmistress from Marang has been charged with 15 counts of abetment to cheat and submitting false documents linked to the supply of food and drinks to students and a fraudulent cleaning contract totalling RM500,319.
Zalina Bidin, 47, entered a plea of not guilty to all the charges, which were presented before Judge Mohd Azhar Othman. She is accused of 12 counts of abetment by criminal conspiracy with the school's senior administrative assistant and an agent from a supply company. The trio allegedly cheated the school by submitting false documents for the supply of food and drinks between May 2, 2022, and Feb 20, 2023, leading the school to issue 12 cheques worth approximately RM500,000.
