Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah: Abolishing Universities as well as University Colleges Act (AUKU) would be messy
Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah pronounced abolishing AUKU (Universities as well as University Colleges Act 1971) would be disorderly as it would not be like abolishing a ISA.
"We should have full make use of of a actuality which a supervision is willing to rectify a act," he pronounced during a Teh Tarik Session forum here this evening.
He additionally pronounced a government's pierce to rectify a movement is a in advance shift as it shows which a supervision is accepting which undergraduates should be given a right to join domestic parties. However, he feels which alternative sections should be amended besides Section fifteen of a act.
"If you were to rectify Section fifteen of AUKU then you contingency additionally rectify a alternative related sections as well," he added.
The Deputy Minister additionally voiced which he supports a automatic voter signup as well as a idea to
revoke voting age. Saifuddin was a single a dual speakers of th! e Malays ian Digest's 9th Teh Tarik Session titled'Abolishing AUKU: A Step Towards Political Maturity'held during Killiney Kopitiam, Sooka Sentral.
The alter! native o rator was Kuala Selangor MP as well as PAS Central Committee part of Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. In his speech Dr Dzul settled a categorical reason in which a movement was created was to shorten as well as curb students from expressing themselves politically.
"We have seen a kind of graduates which have come out (from local universities) during a implementation of AUKU. This movement (AUKU) contingency be repealed rught away as well as you don't need an additional one," he said.
The moderator for a event was domestic activist Hishamuddin Rais who was additionally a single of a most active tyro activists in a 60s as well as 70s. Among a guests who had turned up to a event were blogger Dato' Din Merican as well as bard as well as facebooker Kee Thuan Chye.
-mD
Postscript
Under Section fifteen of a UUCA 1971, university students are not authorised to form an alliance, support, empathise with or conflict any domestic party, work kinship or any organisation or organisation without prior accede from a university vice- chancellor.Offenders face a jail term of up to six months or a fine of RM1,000, or both.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Section fifteen of UUCA is Unconstitutional: "Bring Back Democracy to Campuses"
Yesterday, a Court of Appeal declared as unconstitutional a provision in a Universities as well as University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971 which willfully restricts students from expressing await for or opposition against a domestic party. In a landmark 2-1 majority decision, a three-person panel hold which Section fifteen (5)(a) of a UUCA is irrational as well as violates freedom of speech (The Sun,November 01, 2011, p 01).
The 4 did face disciplinary pierce initiated by a university upon Jul 4 this year. However, they were found not guilty by a board. Happily, they graduated final month.
However, lest you get into a celebratory mood, UKM is approaching to interest a preference as well as a Federal Court can pierce to determine or overturn this ruling of a Court of Appeal. But during a finish of a day, it is more critical for Parliament to repeal a UUCA once as well as for all as well as we await any effort by any tyro movement towards this end. Bring back democracy to campuses.
I am still glad about this preference since small victories are critical too.
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