SHAH ALAM - The police have been urged to conduct raids and investigate all parties involved in an alleged bullying and abuse case at a boarding school in Kuala Lumpur.
Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said the military-style 'education' beginning at the school level was feared to worsen when students enter university.
"In the military school, students are 'taught' how to torture and bully... when they enter military universities, they get promoted and start learning how to 'kill.'
"In schools, they are taught to bully by submerging someone's feet in boiling water... at the university, with a promotion, they move on to ironing other people's bodies."
"This is Royal 'Abuse' College, not Royal Military College. I urge the police to raid and investigate everyone involved," he wrote in a post on X.
Previously, Sinar reported incidents where senior students bullied juniors with harsh punishments, including being forced to hold a commando rest position for two hours and coerced into stripping in groups.
He said a coach at the military-style school was reportedly accused of forcing a student to submerge his feet into a bucket of boiling water right after training, causing second-degree burns, all under the pretext of 'joking' or 'testing' the student's physical endurance.
In the thread on X, Syed Saddiq asked if the authorities were waiting for more people to be killed before taking action on claims of abuse.
"Sexually assaulted, beaten half to death and forced to submerge feet in boiling water... this is shameful and disgusting.
"When parents send letters seeking clarification, what happens? The case gets swept under the rug and the principal responds with defensiveness and anger. Are we going to wait for more people to die before taking action?," he wrote.
He also condemned the culture of bullying gangs, saying students were forced to join such groups to earn promotions.
"Victims who report incidents are beaten up by groups, ostracised or branded 'snitches.'
"Even worse, promotions depend on joining bully gangs, where students are taught how to assault others," he added.