KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 – An undergraduate student group today labelled Datuk Seri Najib Razak a coward for cancelling late his scheduled visit to the International Islamic University (UIA) tonight.
The Malaysian Insider understands that the prime minister had cancelled his appearances today to attend the Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's funeral.
The campus in Gombak has in recent days turned into an intellectual battleground for academic freedom over the controversial suspension of an outspoken constitutional law professor alleged to have insulted the Selangor Ruler.
“SMM views the prime minister’s move to call off the visit as being too fearful to face the undergraduates,” the group calling itself Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia said in a statement today.
“SMM’s fight is for academic freedom and not only to defend Prof Dr Aziz Bari,” it added, referring to the UIA lecturer.
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