Speaking
on behalf of the student’s parents, Hindu Agamam Ani Association
chairperson Arun Dorasamy said that failure to provide an update within
the time period would result in the family assuming that the case has
been classified as ‘No Further Action’ (NFA)
As such, he said, the family would have no choice but to pursue other avenues to seek justice. "We are going to give the AGC 14 days to respond. If we receive a reply accordingly, we will have action taken. "I promise, however, that absence of decisive action from the AGC
will result in us going to court (to pursue a civil case). We will seek a
remedy either way," he told reporters outside the AGC in Putrajaya
today.
Arun (above, centre) said that the AGC should not leave the case "hanging" in the hope that the complainants and the public will forget about it. "We will be sending a second reminder to the AGC in seven days,” he added.
National football player
Arun, on behalf of the student’s family, sent a memorandum to Attorney-General Idrus Harun today. This
comes after they were informed by the Cheras district police chief Zam
Halim Jamaluddin that the police’s investigation was completed and the
investigation papers were handed to the AGC for further action.
According to Zam Halim’s letter, dated April 26, the case was referred to the AGC on March 20. Malaysiakini previously reported that the teacher
allegedly encouraged the student to convert to Islam, claiming it would
increase his chances of becoming a national football player.
The school explained that the teacher's urging for the student to embrace Islam was just a casual joke. The student's mother filed a police report regarding the matter on Feb 7.
Zam
Halim previously said the case was being investigated under Section
298A of the Penal Code, which is causing disharmony for religious and
public reasons, and Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, which is causing
fear or panic to the public.
Appropriate action
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry also said that an internal
investigation was being conducted and appropriate action would be taken
against any party found to have committed the act. However, Arun claimed today that no investigation was conducted by the ministry, apart from a meeting with the teacher.
He added that no action was taken against the teacher, who remains teaching in the school. “Something should be done by the Education Ministry to ensure that similar incidents of this sort will not happen again.
OCT : Try saying that from NM angle as a joke. The NM will straight away be detained and charged accordingly. This is no joke. Jokes can be on other matters but not religion.
It boils down to misunderstanding and a joke. A handshake is the best one can get. NM is always at the losing end. NM is always deem to be at fault. NM won't see any justice done.
Seladang : This is preposterous of the Ministry of Education and AG's Chambers believing that in due time every complain can be swept under the carpet.This Madani governance is a falacy.
Jarchin : Our Education Minister has time and again left much to be desired in her ability to perform Ministerial duties efficiently and without bias. There's an urgent need to replace her.
“If there is no action from the ministry, it will only set precedent to other teachers,” he said.
