Truant teacher case: 'I was fair despite kinship with defendant'

A former education director has denied that her familial relationship with the teacher accused of skipping classes for seven months had affected the investigation into the teacher.

Maimunah Suhaibul, who held the position of Sabah state education director in 2018, testified at the Kota Kinabalu High Court this morning that she ordered an investigation into English language teacher Mohd Jainal Jamran.

The instruction was given to...