The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) announced in a statement yesterday that it has uncovered a case in which four staff members of a public school are suspected of falsifying their attendance records.
The statement noted that some of the suspects even attempted to destroy evidence during the CCAC officers’ investigation.
According to the statement, between 2019 and 2024, three teachers and an IT technician repeatedly helped each other clock in and out in order to conceal their late arrivals and early departures, thereby falsifying attendance records.
During its investigation, the statement said, CCAC officers also discovered that the IT technician involved conspired with one of the teachers to alter some of the CCTV footage in order to avoid detection of their practice of clocking in on behalf of others.
According to the statement, the quartet has already been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), each facing a computer forgery charge. The anti-graft body has also informed the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) for follow-up action, the statement said.
According to Article 10 of Law No. 11/2009, computer forgery is punishable by imprisonment of up to three years; however, if committed by a public servant in the exercise of his or her duties, the crime is punishable by one to five years behind bars.
This image downloaded from the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) website yesterday shows its official logo.
