Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh denied that external influence led Universiti Malaya (UM) to take action against four students involved in the "Tangkap MO1" rally.

Quizzed on the claim by one of the students, Anis Syafiqah Md Yusof, the minister replied: "They can say anything, it is a free country. Since you are free, you can mention anything you want to mention."