Zalina Bidin, 47, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before judge Azhar Othman.

She was charged with 12 counts of abetment by way of criminal conspiracy with the school’s senior administrative assistant and an agent of a supply company by submitting false documents for the supply of food and drinks to the school between May 2, 2022 and Feb 20, 2023.

This resulted in the school issuing 12 cheques for about RM500,000.

The charges, under Sections 420 and 190 of the Penal Code, provide imprisonment for up to 10 years as well as whipping and a fine, if convicted.

The woman was also charged with three counts of abetting by way of criminal conspiracy with a supervisor of a cleaning company by submitting false details on the verification form for the number of employees and attendance records of workers.

The document was used to claim payment for the salary of the workers concerned despite them never showing up for work.

Zalina was charged under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 with intending to deceive her superiors, with the offence allegedly committed at her school from July to September 2022.

She faces imprisonment of up to 20 years and a fine of up to RM10,000.

Azhar allowed the woman bail of RM25,000 with one surety on all charges and also ordered her to surrender her passport to the court and report to the Terengganu MACC office every month.

He also set Feb 17 for case management and submission of documents.

Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Feisal Azmi appeared for the prosecution while the woman was represented by lawyer Hazwan Hamidun.