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Malay Mail
4 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Two more Besut MRSM students remanded over alleged dorm bullying
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Two more students from the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Besut, Kuala Terengganu have been remanded for three days to assist investigations into an alleged bullying incident at the school. According to Utusan Malaysia, the remand order, which runs until Monday, was issued by Assistant Senior Registrar Yuhanis Mohd Roslan at the Magistrates' Court in Kuala Terengganu to allow police to investigate the case under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting. Besut police chief Superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said the two 15-year-old students were detained at about 4pm yesterday when they turned up with their families at the Besut District Police Headquarters. So far, two Form Two students have come forward claiming they were assaulted by a group of older students in an incident at the school dormitory around 11.30pm on June 24. According to police, the first victim was allegedly forced into a semi-squatting position with slippers placed on his head for about 40 minutes. He was also punched in the stomach and slapped, resulting in pain to his abdomen and right ribs, along with bruising on his back. The second victim reportedly sustained injuries to both legs. Yesterday, five other students aged 15 to 17 were also remanded until tomorrow in connection with the case.
Malay Mail
10 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Police detain two more MRSM Besut students over alleged bullying incident
JERTIH, June 28 — Two more students from the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Besut, Kuala Terengganu have been detained by police in connection with an ongoing bullying case at the school. Besut police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said the two Form Three students were detained at 4 pm yesterday after presenting themselves at the Besut district police headquarters with their families. 'The arrest of the two brings the total number of detained students from the school to seven: six Form Three students and one Form Five student. 'Today, five students have been remanded for three days while the two students who were just arrested this evening will be brought to the Kuala Terengganu Magistrate's Court tomorrow to obtain a remand order,' he said in a statement today. He said the remand order was issued against all suspects to enable an investigation under Section 147 of the Penal Code (for rioting) to be carried out. In a related development, Azamuddin said yesterday evening his department received a report regarding another Form Two student who was also allegedly a victim in the same incident. 'The victim claimed to have been bullied by the same group in the incident that occurred at 11.30 pm on Tuesday at the boarding school's hostel, resulting in pain in both right and left legs.' Azamuddin said in a statement yesterday that a Form Two male student at Besut MRSM claimed he was bullied by several seniors in the hostel at 11.30 pm on Tuesday. He said that based on the report by the victim, he was ordered to crouch in a semi-squat position with slippers placed on his head for 40 minutes, punched in the stomach and slapped, causing the victim to experience pain in his stomach and right rib as well as bruises on the back of his body. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
21 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
6 students expelled from Terengganu MRSM for bullying
It was reported yesterday that police had identified five Form Three students allegedly involved in the bullying of a Form Two student at the MRSM college in Besut, Terengganu. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Mara chairman Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki says six students who bullied a 14-year-old student at a Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Besut, Terengganu, have been expelled. He said the six were found to have physically bullied the Form Two student. 'No excuses. #YouTouchYouGo,' Asyraf said in a Facebook post yesterday. It was earlier reported that police had identified five Form Three students allegedly involved in the bullying of a Form Two student. Besut police chief Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu said a remand application for the suspects would be made to assist in further investigations. He said the victim, in his report, claimed that he was forced to squat with slippers on his head for 40 minutes at about 11.30pm on Tuesday. The victim also claimed he was punched in the stomach and slapped in the face by several Form Three students at the hostel. Azamuddin said the incident was discovered by a warden on duty, who brought the victim and suspects to the warden's office. The student was brought to hospital for treatment. The case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting.
Free Malaysia Today
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Bullying case expulsions a lesson for Mara college students, says Asyraf
Mara chairman Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the Besut case was 'very disappointing', and reiterated he would not compromise on any form of bullying. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : The expulsion of six students in a recent bullying case in Besut should serve as a lesson to students at other Mara Junior Science Colleges, said Mara chairman Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. Asyraf said the six students were expelled after an investigation found that they were involved in bullying their juniors. He said bullying was not a matter to be taken lightly. 'I have repeatedly emphasised that I will not compromise on any form of bullying. What happened in Besut is very disappointing for me,' he said, Bernama reported. 'I cannot forgive any form of bullying … I am firm on this matter,' he told reporters after an Umno meeting in Pasir Mas today. Five of the students, aged between 15 and 17, have been taken into custody in connection with the case after a 14-year-old student reported that he was forced to squat with slippers on his head for 40 minutes at about 11.30pm on Tuesday. He also alleged he was punched in the stomach and slapped in the face by several Form 3 students at the hostel.
Malay Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Bullying won't be tolerated, says MARA chairman after Besut MRSM suspends, expels six
PASIR MAS, June 27 — Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) has said that the recent physical bullying incident involving six students at the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Besut, Kuala Terengganu should serve as a lesson to all students at other MRSM colleges to not repeat the same behaviour. Its chairman, Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, said that the six students have been suspended and expelled from MRSM after an investigation found that they were involved in bullying their college juniors. 'I have repeatedly emphasised that I will not compromise on any form of bullying. So what happened at Besut MRSM is very disappointing for me, and of course, all processes and procedures have been carried out at the college level. 'We have a disciplinary committee, and their (students) actions are indeed true. That is why I mentioned that any dissatisfaction with a junior who commits any form of physical bullying is something that cannot be forgiven and I am firm on this matter,' he told reporters after officiating the Umno Division delegates' meeting in Rantau Panjang here today. He said that strict actions, including suspension, were taken immediately because MARA's principle is very clear: there is no compromise on any form of physical bullying. 'I have already instructed the disciplinary committee of the Secondary Education Division that we cannot compromise because once the investigation is done, it gives the committee the option of suspension or otherwise, but I said in this matter that our principle is firm,' he said. According to him, this case should serve as a lesson to all MRSM students to understand that any act of bullying a classmate will not be taken lightly. 'I can generally say, Alhamdulillah, the decrease in these cases is indeed very significant. We rarely hear about bullying cases. But when it resurfaces (the MRSM bullying case), it is very disappointing to me. 'At the MARA level, we suspended six MRSM students who were found to be involved. That day we suspended them temporarily, and when we conducted the investigation process, we found that the behaviour indeed existed,' he said. Asyraf Wajdi said that any rational reason to justify the act in question is unacceptable. According to him, the MRSM-level investigation has been completed and he will not accept any appeals because, for him, bullying involving physical actions is something serious. Asyraf Wajdi also said that various anti-bullying prevention programmes at MRSM have begun, including awareness programmes, motivational sessions, and the involvement of existing MRSM counsellors. 'Indeed, these enlightenment and education programmes have been implemented, but I am very saddened because it is still happening, and my objective is to achieve zero bullying at MRSM,' he added. Yesterday, the media reported that a Form Two student at Besut MRSM claimed to have been bullied by a group of senior students in the Putera dormitory on Tuesday night, resulting in injuries to his abdomen, ribs and back. The Besut district police chief Supt Azamuddin Ahmad @ Abu, was reported to have said that his department received a report regarding the incident at 6.48 pm the day before yesterday. — Bernama
