Headmistress pleads not guilty to six bribery charges (Updated) 18 Jan 2021 / 19:28 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
ALOR SETAR: A primary school headmistress pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to six counts of accepting bribes amounting to RM6,837, in 2014 and 2015.
Noorlida Selamat, 56, made the plea after the charges against her were read out by a court interpreter before Judge Murtazadi Amran.
On the first count, the accused who was the headmistress for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Pasir Kechil, Sungai Petani, was charged with receiving RM450 through her Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) bank account, from Awang Kechik Bakar whom she knew had connection with her official duties.