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Thursday, January 8, 2015

UM bans staff from organising political activities

Universiti Malaya reportedly issued a circular prohibiting staff from organising any political activities. – The Malaysian Insider pic, January 8, 2015.Universiti Malaya reportedly issued a circular prohibiting staff from organising any political activities. – The Malaysian Insider pic, January 8, 2015.
Amid growing student activism, Universiti Malaya (UM) has reportedly issued a circular prohibiting its staff from organising any political activities.
It has yet to respond to checks by The Malaysian Insider on the matter.
In the circular dated December 23, 2014, the country's oldest university said that it had noticed the active involvement of its students and staff in political activities of late.
"It is an obligation for Universiti Malaya staff to give their loyalty to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, country, government and Universiti Malaya at all times."
The circular, which was issued by the Registrar Yusoff Musa, said to protect the interests of the university, prohibited its staff – even those on study leave, on seminar or courses in the country or overseas – from being actively involved in organising political activities.
A copy of the UM circular. – January 8, 2014. A copy of the UM circular. – January 8, 2014.
This comes after the university hauled up eight of its student leaders, dubbed the UM8, for organising a banned programme that saw opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim entering the campus in late October.
Two of the students – UM Undergraduates Association (PMUM) former president Fahmi Zainol and UM Pro-Mahasiswa president Safwan Shamsuddin – were suspended while the rest were fined RM150 each while one was let off with a warning.
Associate Professor Dr Azmi Sharom, who is also UM’s Academic Staff Association (PKAUM) president, had backed the Anwar programme, which the university earlier banned.
Azmi also criticised the university for its "antagonistic stance" against its students, saying the ban on Anwar's talk was inconsistent with its ambitions to be an internationally recognised institution of higher learning.
- TMI

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