The Court of Appeal today upheld the decision by the Shah Alam High Court that ruled Universiti Malaya did not follow procedures in suspending and imposing a fine on five of its student leaders for organising and participating in a rally featuring former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim three years ago.

The five former students were former Persatuan Mahasiswa Universiti Malaya (PMUM) president Fahmi Zainol and his then-committee members Safwan Shamsuddin, Adam Fistivil Wilfrid, Haw Yu Hong and Khairol Najib Hashim.

The university took action on them as they helped organised the “Pidato Umum Anwar Ibrahim: Dari Universiti Malaya Ke Penjara", where the students stormed the gate and marched to Dewan Tunku Canselor...