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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Teacher under ministry radar for Facebook posts


Posting DAP's Teluk Intan candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud's campaign poster onto Facebook, among others, has landed a teacher in hot water with the government.

According to the teacher, who spoke on condition of anonymity, high-ranking officials in the Education Ministry has called her since last week to “advise” her to remove the postings as they are deemed “anti-government”.

She claimed that in the latest in a series of calls and text messages she has received, a special officer to the Education Ministry director-general had told her to close down her Facebook page and that she will be “watched”.

“He said: 'We will monitor from time to time'.

“Can you understand what he is saying? That's okay. I'll just wait and see (what they do). For all I know, I'll get a transfer letter next week,” she said when contacted.

“It is really silly. There are teachers involved in sex scandals, teachers who don't go to class, schools without facilities and they want to spend time monitoring Facebook.”

The teacher, who has served for 16 years, said that she was told that there had been a complaint made against her.

Her other postings, which were deemed anti-government, include a 1980's news clipping quoting first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman calling for the abolition of Umno.

“There are teachers who are Umno division heads, who attend Umno annual general assembly as delegates, but that is fine?” she further asked.

She added that the ministry officials had also allegedly cautioned her against taking the matter to the media.

When contacted, the special officer confirmed that he had contacted the teacher upon instruction from the director-general Khair Mohamad Yusof (left), but refused to elaborate further.

“I cannot comment as I am a civil servant. You will have to contact the director-general,” he said.

Others who have contacted the teacher regarding her Facebookpostings include a ministry counsellor as well as an education department officer from the state where the teacher had once taught.

When contacted, a state education department officer, who also refused to be named, admitted to have called the teacher in question but insisted it was only “to advise as a friend.”

“She is no longer teaching in my state so I have no powers (to instruct her), but we are friends. For me, teachers should concentrate on teaching, not on politics,” he said.

Malaysiakini has contacted Khair via telephone and text message and is awaiting his reply.

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