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No action against UM student over viral ‘tough’ question, says Zambry

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) and Universiti Malaya (UM) have no intention of taking action against the student who went viral recently after asking a...

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The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) and Universiti Malaya (UM) have decided against penalizing a student who gained attention for asking a challenging question during the i-Future programme.

Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir emphasized the importance of respecting students' freedom of expression, as enhanced by amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, while condemning threats and insults aimed at the student online.

He advised the student to report any such incidents, urging authorities like the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to investigate.

Additionally, Zambry cautioned against politicizing the issue or using students for political agendas.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) and Universiti Malaya (UM) have no intention of taking action against the student who went viral recently after asking a “tough” question during the i-Future programme.

Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir said the ministry maintained its position that students’ right to freedom of expression must be respected, while condemning any form of abuse, insults or threats directed at the student on social media.

“My position is clear. Respect students’ right to speak up. As we have stated, amendments to the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU) have provided them with the space to express their views.

“This freedom should also be exercised responsibly, courteously and based on facts,” he said in a statement shared on TikTok today.

Earlier, a video lasting more than two minutes went viral, showing a Universiti Malaya Students’ Union representative firmly questioning a panel during a dialogue session held as part of the i-Future programme.

The student, among other things, expressed concerns about the integrity of leadership and criticised the collection of public donations to help former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pay the RM50 million fine imposed as one of the conditions for allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for the SRC International case under house arrest.

Commenting on allegations of threats, abuse and condemnation directed at the student, Zambry said such behaviour should not occur and advised the student to lodge a police report to enable an investigation.

He urged the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to examine the posts and accounts involved, including the possibility that fake accounts had been used.

“If anyone has attempted to engage in wrongdoing, the student concerned should take appropriate action by lodging a report with the relevant authorities,” he said.

Zambry urged all parties not to politicise the issue or exploit students to advance specific agendas.

“I also urge everyone not to turn students into weapons of political propaganda, to the extent that they become victims of certain agendas.

“For example, some ministers have even called for shirts, T-shirts and the like to be made, whereas at the MOHE level, we have absolutely no intention of taking any action against the student concerned,” he said. — Bernama

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高等教育部 (MOHE) 和马来亚大学 (UM) 决定不对一名在 i-Future 计划中因提出挑战性问题而受到关注的学生进行处罚。

部长拿督斯里赞布里·阿卜杜勒·卡迪尔强调了尊重学生言论自由的重要性，1971 年《大学和大学学院法》的修正案加强了这一权利，同时谴责了针对学生的网络威胁和侮辱。

他建议这名学生举报任何此类事件，并敦促马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会等有关部门进行调查。

此外，赞布里还告诫不要将这个问题政治化，也不要利用学生来实现政治目的。

布城，10月20日讯——高等教育部和马来亚大学无意对最近在i-Future节目中提出“尖锐”问题而走红网络的学生采取任何行动。

教育部长拿督斯里赞布里·阿卜杜勒·卡迪尔表示，教育部坚持认为必须尊重学生的言论自由权，同时谴责任何在社交媒体上针对学生的辱骂、侮辱或威胁行为。

“我的立场很明确。尊重学生表达意见的权利。正如我们所说，1971年《大学和大学学院法》（AUKU）的修正案为他们提供了表达意见的空间。”

“这种自由也应该以负责任、礼貌和基于事实的方式行使，”他在今天发布于TikTok上的一份声明中说道。

此前，一段时长超过两分钟的视频在网上疯传，视频显示马来亚大学学生会的一名代表在 i-Future 项目举办的对话会议上，向一个小组提出了尖锐的质疑。