Police have recorded statements from 17 witnesses in their investigation into Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) president Tang Yi Ze over his remarks on the matriculation programme, home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.
He said police had opened an investigation paper under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code (making statements likely to cause fear or alarm to the public) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (improper use of network facilities).
“So far, 17 witnesses have had their statements recorded in connection with the investigation into Tang over his statement regarding the abolition of the matriculation programme and the use of STPM as the sole standard for admission to public universities,” he said in a written…