King’s Counsel Mark Cotter told Merthyr Crown Court that Yasmin Sarwar and her then husband, Nadeem Sarwar, established Cardiff Sixth Form College in 2008, and that Yasmin had been 'taking money that did not belong to her' and 'then tried to cover it up'. (Cardiff Sixth Form College pic)

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian-born woman who co-founded the elite education institution Cardiff Sixth Form College in Wales, UK, has been accused of embezzling £5 million from its accounts.

Yasmin Sarwar, who was a director and trustee at the college, claimed trial at Merthyr Crown Court to nine charges of theft and fraud.

The woman’s ex-husband, Nadeem Sarwar, also originally from Malaysia, pleaded guilty to stealing £5 million from the college at an earlier hearing.