Headmaster jailed three months, fined RM20,000 for gratification

Sessions Court here today sentenced a headmaster to three months in jail and a fine of RM20,000, in default 12 months’ jail, on two counts of using his office for gratification.

Judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain meted out the sentence on Khairul Azizi Ab Aziz, 55, after he pleaded guilty to the charges.

Khairul Azizi, of Pulau Tioman, Rompin, was charged in his capacity as the then Senior Assistant Co-curriculum Teacher at Sekolah Kebangsaan Cherating, to have used his position by proposing a company owned by his wife...