KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders in Johor said today the Attorney-General (A-G) should charge Johor school principal Siti Inshah Mansor for uttering “seditious words”.
“We will be submitting memorandums to the prime minister, minister of education and Attorney-General to advocate stern actions with criminal and disciplinary actions,” DAP Senai assemblyman Ong Kow Meng told The Malaysian Insider.
He stressed that the A-G must take a stand on the matter.
“So many reports have been lodged. The allegations are not coming from one or two but a large number of students and parents. This shows the seriousness of the situation. We want to know what is the Attorney-General’s stance on this matter. We want the principal to charged under section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act as a deterrent,” he said.
He confirmed that the memorandums would be sent at the end of this month, which is also the country’s independence day.
The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra principal had reportedly made derogatory remarks during the launch of the school’s Merdeka celebrations.
“Chinese students are not needed here and can return to China or Foon Yew schools. For the Indian students, the prayer string tied around their neck and wrist makes them look like dogs because only dogs are tied like that,” Siti Inshah was quoted as saying in at least one police report.
Ong added that Inshah must make a public apology.
“We unanimously call for the principal to make a public apology through the media without any conditions,” he said. Yesterday education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said that the incident was just a misunderstanding and the matter had been resolved.
State Education Department deputy director Markom Giran has also said that the principal was on leave pending disciplinary action.
The school administration confirmed with The Malaysian Insider that the principal has been on leave since Tuesday and is expected to be back by Monday. - The Malaysian Insider
“We will be submitting memorandums to the prime minister, minister of education and Attorney-General to advocate stern actions with criminal and disciplinary actions,” DAP Senai assemblyman Ong Kow Meng told The Malaysian Insider.
He stressed that the A-G must take a stand on the matter.
“So many reports have been lodged. The allegations are not coming from one or two but a large number of students and parents. This shows the seriousness of the situation. We want to know what is the Attorney-General’s stance on this matter. We want the principal to charged under section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act as a deterrent,” he said.
He confirmed that the memorandums would be sent at the end of this month, which is also the country’s independence day.
The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra principal had reportedly made derogatory remarks during the launch of the school’s Merdeka celebrations.
“Chinese students are not needed here and can return to China or Foon Yew schools. For the Indian students, the prayer string tied around their neck and wrist makes them look like dogs because only dogs are tied like that,” Siti Inshah was quoted as saying in at least one police report.
Ong added that Inshah must make a public apology.
“We unanimously call for the principal to make a public apology through the media without any conditions,” he said. Yesterday education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said that the incident was just a misunderstanding and the matter had been resolved.
State Education Department deputy director Markom Giran has also said that the principal was on leave pending disciplinary action.
The school administration confirmed with The Malaysian Insider that the principal has been on leave since Tuesday and is expected to be back by Monday. - The Malaysian Insider
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