A childcare centre chain founder and two branch operators pleaded not guilty to charges of operating unregistered nurseries in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: A childcare centre chain founder and two of her branch operators pleaded not guilty in separate Magistrate’s Courts here today to charges of running unregistered nurseries two months ago.
The founder, Datin Nor Fadilah Alias, 36, and operators Nurul Aina Zulkifli, 34, and Nurkhairunnisa Badrillah, 32, recorded their pleas after the charges were read out before Magistrates Aina Azahra Arifin, Khairunnisak Hasni, and Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim.
According to the charges, Nor Fadilah and Nurul Aina are accused of jointly operating a childcare centre not registered under the Child Care Centre Act 1984 at a premises in Taman Danau Desa here on Jan 9 at 3.25 pm.
Nor Fadilah also faces a similar charge alongside Nurkhairunnisa involving a nursery at Jalan Alam Sutera, Cheras, on Feb 5 at 10.15 am.
The charges were framed under Section 6(1) of the Child Care Centre Act 1984, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum fine of RM10,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both upon conviction.
Nor Fadilah was also charged with another identical offence at a nursery in Sri Rampai Business Park, Medan Niaga Rampai here on Feb 5 under the same section.
The courts allowed Nor Fadilah bail of RM9,000 with one surety for all charges, while Nurul Aina and Nurkhairunnisa were granted bail of RM2,500 and RM3,500 respectively, each with one surety.
The courts fixed June 15 for mention of all cases.
Deputy Public Prosecutors Hench Goh, Nurainizatul Farhana Zainal, and Nuriwanina Ibrahim appeared for the prosecution, while all the accused were represented by counsel Syed Adam Al-Aqib Syed Mohammad Redza.
On April 22, Nor Fadilah had pleaded not guilty in the Shah Alam Magistrate’s Court to two charges of operating nurseries without a valid certificate of registration from the Director-General of the Social Welfare Department.
