PETALING JAYA: Don't waste your lives by being sent to the gallows.
That was the message Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah had for university students to not let the cruel nature surrounding the demise of National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) Navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain be repeated.
Speaking to students at an event at The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Tunku Azizah said the tragic incident should serve as a lesson against bullying.
"You have all read from the news what happened seven years ago in UPNM. I hope you will all learn from this.
"Because it is pointless for you to get into a university, then the noose, just because you didn't think your actions would ultimately destroy yourself," she said.
Tunku Azizah expressed hope that the incident or anything of a similar nature would not be repeated and urged students to treat each other well like they would their own siblings.
On Tuesday (July 23), the Court of Appeal sent six former National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) cadets to the gallows for the murder of fellow cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago.
The six are Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Muhammad Azamuddin Mad Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, Mohamad Shobirin Sabri and Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali.
Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail, who chaired a three-judge panel, described the crime committed against Zulfarhan, who was branded with a hot iron all over his body including his private parts, as "shocking and rare".
@kesultanan.pahang KDPB Tengku Ampuan Pahang berkenan berangkat ke Majlis Bai'ah UIAM KUANTAN 25 Julai 2024 - Kebawah Duli Paduka Baginda Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj berkenan berangkat bercemar duli ke Majlis Bai’ah atau Lafaz Ikrar Pelajar Baharu di Pusat Asasi Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) Kampus Gambang di sini hari ini. Paduka Baginda yang juga Ketua Perlembagaan UIAM ketika bertitahkan turut menzahirkan ucapan tahniah kepada seramai 5,066 pelajar baharu yang mendaftar bagi sesi pengajian 2024/2025 di dua kampus Pusat Asasi UIAM iaitu di Gambang dan Kuantan. Paduka Baginda dalam titah ucapan turut menasihatkan para pelajar agar mengambil iktibar daripada kejadian buli yang berlaku di sebuah universiti awam di negara ini tujuh tahun lalu sehingga menyebabkan pelakunya ke tali gantung. "Saya mengambil kesempatan untuk menasihatkan semua anak-anak yang baru masuk ini kerana baru-baru ini anda semua telah baca dalam surat khabar mengenai apa yang telah terjadi tujuh tahun lalu di UPNM.. jadi saya harap ambillah iktibar apa yang telah terjadi. "Kerana sia-sia sahaja awak masuk ke universiti dan selepas itu ke tali gantung kerana tidak fikir apa yang awak buat itu akan memusnahkan diri awak sendiri," titah baginda. - KESULTANAN PAHANG #kesultananpahang #tengkuampuanpahang #tunkuazizah #iium #fyp #2024 #upnm ♬ original sound - Kesultanan Pahang
