UKM to haul up 13 students for protesting against water disruptions

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) says it will haul up 13 students for participating in a protest over water shortages on March 27. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, June 27, 2015.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is expected to haul up 13 of its undergraduates for a disciplinary hearing on Monday over a protest against water disruptions at the campus three months ago.

In a letter dated June 15 and issued to all them, the university said that the students were part of an "illegal protest" on March 27, demonstrating over water shortages at a number of residential colleges in the university.

The university also noted that the students had handed a memorandum to Serdang MP Dr Ong Kian Ming during the protest.

Ong is from opposition party DAP, and UKM comes under his constituency.

UKM also said that the 13 had taken part in a forum two days earlier to discuss water issues and WiFi problems in the university.