AUKU amendments: Political freedom for uni students, lecturers should have limits, says academician


KUALA LUMPUR: There should be limitations on the freedom to participate in politics that will be given to students and lecturers through the amendments to provisions in the Universities and University Colleges Act (Auku) of 1971, says an academician.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia legal advisor Assoc Prof Dr Salawati Mat Basir said this was essential to prevent lecturers and students from neglecting their core duties of teaching and learning when participating in political activities off campus.

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