UM investigating Facebook posting on Agong by student body

UM investigating Facebook posting on Agong by student body

It says it condemns any statement that doesn't respect or uphold the royal institution.

Universiti Malaya is investigating an article on the King posted on Facebook by the UM Association of New Youth student body.
KUALA LUMPUR:
Universiti Malaya (UM) is investigating an article entitled “Yang Di-Pertuan Agong should not intervene in national affairs”, posted on the UM Association of New Youth (Umany) Facebook page.

Its corporate communications office, in a statement today, said the university viewed the status posted by the registered student body as serious, stressing that UM respects and upholds the royal institution.

“The university’s top management condemns any statement that violates or is contradictory to that principle,” it said, adding that the university would provide further information as it becomes available.

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