‘11 private schools involved in graft’

BANGI: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) received 483 complaints of 11 private schools involved in corruption in the last five years.

MACC Community Education Division Director Chief SAC Abdul Samat Kasah said most of these cases involved canteen tenders, construction projects and supplier issues. He added that those involved are usually teachers or external parties like suppliers, vendors and contractors.

“In some cases, the teachers, who serve as school administrators, grant tenders to their family members,” he said after the launch of the “Wira Anti Rasuah (WAR) campaign at Sekolah Rendah Sri Al-Amin here yesterday.

Abdul Samat said to date the commission has received an overwhelming response from parents and teachers on the WAR campaign. – by Nabilah Hamudin