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\nShe claims trial to spreading unverifiedinformation on social media platform  \nover,she is a civilservant.”  \nHe added that this washer firstoffence and the bail sum shouldnot be excessive.  \nThe magistrate allowed bail atRM4,000 with one surety andfixed Oct 9 for document sub-mission.  \nDeputy public prosecutor Na-dia Mohd Izhar,appearing along-side Christopher Enteri Mawan,urged the court to set bail atRM10,000 with one surety.  \nEarlier,Siti Hajar arrived at theSepang Court Complex at  \nDefence lawyer Mohamad Za-iful Bahrin Kamde,however,asked the court to considerthe accused's financial situationand impose a lower sum ofRM3,000.  \n8.34am,accompanied by severalfamily members.She was laterescorted into the magistrate'scourt by officers from BukitAman's Classified Crimes Inves-tigation Unit.  \nHe said his client was a teacherwith the Education Ministryearning about RM5,000 monthly.  \nHome Minister Datuk Seri Sai-fuddin Nasution Ismail had pre-viously said a teacher had spreadfalse news claiming Zara Qairinadied after being put in a washingmachine.  \n\"She is a single mother sup-porting three children aged 12,11 and 10,as well as her elderlyparents,aged 65 and 66.Hermother is paralysed following aminor stroke.\"said ZaifulBahrin.  \nThe student at SMKA Tun DatuMustapha in Papar was found un-conscious on July 16 and pro-nounced dead the following dayat Queen Elizabeth IHospital.  \n\"The principle of bail is to en-sure attendance in court,not toOn Wednesday,five teenagerspunish.If it is set too high,itpleaded not guilty at the Kotabecomes punitive and prejudicesKinabalu Court for Children to aher rights.During investigations,joint charge of using abusive orshe voluntarily surrendered toinsulting words that caused dis-the police and was released ontress and fear to Zara Qairina.bail.She willingly came to courtThe Kota Kinabalu Coroner'stoday to face the charges.Court has scheduled 19 days for\"With this,it is clear that she an inquest into her death,on Septwill not abscond and will appear3-4,Sept 8-12,Sept 17-19 and Septfor future proceedings.More-  \nDAWN CHAN  \nSEPANG  \nnews@nst.com.my  \nASCHOOL'teacherclaimed trial at themagistrate's court yes-terday to a charge ofspreading unverified informa-tion regarding the death of FormOne student Zara Qairina Ma-hathirin Sabah.  \nSiti Hajar Aflah Sharuddin,39,entered her plea after the chargewas read before magistrateKhairatulAnimahJelani.  \nAccording to the charge,SitiHajar is accused of making thestatements on her TikTok ac-count,SHA_Abrienda,whichwere viewed and heard by a po-liceman at 1.20pm at KualaLumpur International Airport onAug6.  \nThe statements are alleged tohave raised public alarm,poten-tially inducing an offence againstpublic order.  \nThe charge,framed underSection 505(b)of the Penal Code,carries a jail term of up to twoyears,a fine,or both upon con-viction.","cbCaiafFetsNW9Wz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiafFetsNW9Wz","pdf",263566,"English","# Court Proceedings\n## Bail Decision\n## Accusations and Charge Details\n## Defence and Prosecution Positions","[{\"question\":\"What was the teacher charged with over Zara Qairina?\",\"answer\":\"The teacher faced charges for spreading unverified information regarding Zara Qairina’s death, based on statements viewed on her TikTok account.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the prosecution seek a higher bail amount?\",\"answer\":\"The deputy public prosecutor urged bail to be set at RM10,000, arguing the amount should be sufficient to address the court’s concerns.\"},{\"question\":\"What amount of bail did the magistrate set and what happens next?\",\"answer\":\"The magistrate allowed bail of RM4,000 with one surety and fixed Oct 9 for document submission.\"}]","N.STRAITS TIMES - TEACHER CHARGED OVER ZARA FAKE NEWS | PDF"]