KUALA LUMPUR: Educational institutions are meant to shape the younger generation into useful members of society and not be subjected to cruel punishment, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom.
Jamil Khir, who is in charge of Islamic affairs, said he was saddened by the case of a seven-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by a religious teacher on Thursday.
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