Mara upholds decision to terminate Nur Fitri’s loan

He was also requested to pay back all the money extended to him

KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) today upheldits decision to terminate its study loan given to Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, whowas convicted for being in possession of images and videos on child pornography by a London court on April 30.

MARA Corporate Communications Division director Rohayah Mohd Zain said Nur Fitri was also requested to pay back all the money extended to him.

Last Saturday, MARA in a statement said that the decision was made after the Southwark Crown Court in London handed down a five year jail sentence to Nur Fitri after he pleaded guilty to 17 offences, including possession of indecent images and videos of children, with intent to distribute the materials.

“MARA had suspended the loan since he was charged last November,” Rohayah said in a statement here today.

Meanwhile, MARA chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa in his latest Facebook update, personally thought that Nur Fitri should be helped to undergo rehabilitation and to continue his studies.

“Whether he should continue his studies with a MARA loan or not is a different matter.

“I hope that all quarters will not be hasty in issuing statements on this matter.

Helping people with problems is our responsibility,” he said.

-BERNAMA