Pakatan Rakyat MPs have claimed that more than 80 teachers in the Bachok district in Kelantan have been or will be transferred due to political reasons.
Referring to a document leaked to PKR-linked NGO Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM), they said the move comes because these teachers are Pakatan backers or are married to Pakatan supporters.
"The reasons include ‘loyal supporter of opposition party’, ‘raised an opposition party's flag’, ‘husband led the PAS car convoy’...," said PKR's Batu MP Tian Chua, reading from the document.
Also speaking at the Parliament lobby, PAS' Bachok MP Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said this was likely to be the tip of the iceberg, as it only involved Bachok.
"We believe this is happening nationwide, and will reveal more information on this later," Marzuk said.
One of the reasons cited in the list includes ‘PAS campaign machinery and wife to Husam Musa’ (left).
When contacted, Husam, who is a PAS vice-president, confirmed that his wife is a teacher in Bachok.
"But this is an old matter. She was up for transfer and resisted it because she said it was for political reasons," he said.
The list was sighted by reporters but copies were not provided so as hide the identities of the teachers listed.
‘No transfers based on this list’
Bachok deputy education officer Amran Mustapha, when contacted, confirmed that the list exists but said it "is not official".
Amran said it was an "old list", compiled by a district education officer who is no longer attached to the Bachok office.
"No transfers will be made based on this list," claimed Amran, who only joined the Bachok office last week.
However, he could not give a reason why the district education office was keeping tabs on whether or not the teachers are Pakatan supporters.
SAMM chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin (left), who submitted a memorandum on the matter to the Pakatan MPs today, said the NGO also has audio evidence that teachers are being penalised because of their links to political parties.
Badrul Hisham said a teacher had recorded her conversation with a district education officer appealing her transfer, but was told she would need to divorce her husband, a Pakatan backer, to avoid the transfer.
Referring to a document leaked to PKR-linked NGO Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM), they said the move comes because these teachers are Pakatan backers or are married to Pakatan supporters.
"The reasons include ‘loyal supporter of opposition party’, ‘raised an opposition party's flag’, ‘husband led the PAS car convoy’...," said PKR's Batu MP Tian Chua, reading from the document.
Also speaking at the Parliament lobby, PAS' Bachok MP Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said this was likely to be the tip of the iceberg, as it only involved Bachok.
"We believe this is happening nationwide, and will reveal more information on this later," Marzuk said.
One of the reasons cited in the list includes ‘PAS campaign machinery and wife to Husam Musa’ (left).When contacted, Husam, who is a PAS vice-president, confirmed that his wife is a teacher in Bachok.
"But this is an old matter. She was up for transfer and resisted it because she said it was for political reasons," he said.
The list was sighted by reporters but copies were not provided so as hide the identities of the teachers listed.
‘No transfers based on this list’
Bachok deputy education officer Amran Mustapha, when contacted, confirmed that the list exists but said it "is not official".
Amran said it was an "old list", compiled by a district education officer who is no longer attached to the Bachok office.
"No transfers will be made based on this list," claimed Amran, who only joined the Bachok office last week.
However, he could not give a reason why the district education office was keeping tabs on whether or not the teachers are Pakatan supporters.SAMM chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin (left), who submitted a memorandum on the matter to the Pakatan MPs today, said the NGO also has audio evidence that teachers are being penalised because of their links to political parties.
Badrul Hisham said a teacher had recorded her conversation with a district education officer appealing her transfer, but was told she would need to divorce her husband, a Pakatan backer, to avoid the transfer.
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