SHAH ALAM - Graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza’s forum was today allowed to proceed at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam.
The forum titled ‘Kelas Demokrasi’ began around 2.30pm at Tun Abdul Razak Library (PTAR) 2, Faculty of Law and was attended by around 100 students.
However, university security told all attendees to disperse when the forum had just begun.
Several auxiliary police who were present to inform that the top management did not allow the event to take place on campus without permission.
The situation caused students who attended to cheer against the security personnel before changing the programme’s location to a different one.
Fahmi had previously faced a same situation at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) on Thursday when he was told to stop his forum that began at 5.00pm at the Tun Sri Lanang Library area, 10 minutes after started his talks.
The UKM security also told all attendees to disperse because the event required a permission.
The forum titled ‘Kelas Demokrasi’ began around 2.30pm at Tun Abdul Razak Library (PTAR) 2, Faculty of Law and was attended by around 100 students.
However, university security told all attendees to disperse when the forum had just begun.
Several auxiliary police who were present to inform that the top management did not allow the event to take place on campus without permission.
The situation caused students who attended to cheer against the security personnel before changing the programme’s location to a different one.
Fahmi had previously faced a same situation at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) on Thursday when he was told to stop his forum that began at 5.00pm at the Tun Sri Lanang Library area, 10 minutes after started his talks.
The UKM security also told all attendees to disperse because the event required a permission.