The Penang education department has blamed the student and teacher for the “I Love Israel” Facebook fiasco, which has resulted in a sedition probe by the police.
It director Osman Hussain said the Form Five student was wrong, as he should have understood the sensitivity surrounding Israel in the country.
He also said the teacher, who posted about her student's Facebook "like" on her page, should not have done it.
"Both of them are going to be hauled up for counselling after the police concluded its investigation into the case.
"We will let the police investigate. We hope nothing like this will ever happen again," he told a press conference after attending a teachers' excellency service award ceremony in Bayan Baru today.
Osman yesterday said the teacher would be issued a reminder not to take to social networks to discuss her students.
It was reported yesterday that the student from a school in Taman Tasek Mutiara, Simpang Ampat, in Seberang Perai Selatan is being investigated for sedition for liking the “I Love Israel” Facebook page.
State police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi told reporters Tuesday that the case was being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act, which carries for a maximum RM5,000 fine or up to five years' imprisonment or both.
Seberang Perai Selatan district police chief Superintendent Shafien Mamat also said the police will probe why the boy had liked the page, as well as the threats made against him.
It was reported that several Facebookers had posted remarks that the boy should be shunned, including one who said he should be burned.
The threats were posted on the teacher's Facebook page, after she shared his pro-Israel page “like”.
The boy had since deactivated his account on the popular online social network, and lodged a police report, fearing for his own safety after getting threats from his schoolmates and teachers.
The police had recorded statements from the boy and the teacher earlier this week, and have been calling up other teachers and students from the school to assist investigations.
Lawyers, however, said that the police should not waste time investigating frivolous reports.
- TMI
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