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UM loses appeal to uphold punishment on five students
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The Federal Court today upheld the High Court and Court of Appeal decision that deemed the move by the Universiti Malaya disciplinary board to punish five students who allegedly helped organise the “Anwar Ibrahim Public Talk: From UM to Jail” at the campus in 2014 was not according to procedure.

A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Mohd Raus Sharif, dismissed UM's appeal, saying they did adhere to procedures under Rules 54 and 55 of the university's disciplinary rules, which were gazetted in 1997.

UM's lawyer Kadar Abdullah had applied for leave to pose five questions of law to the court.

However, this was refused by the bench, which also comprised Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Justice Richard Malanjum and Federal Court judge Justice Jeffrey Tan Kok Wha...

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