UM student seeks to take ex-lecturer to court over sexual harassment

Wong Kai HuiPublished: May 27, 2021 3:11 PM | Updated: May 27, 2021 4:02 PM

Universiti Malaya student Soleil Ching (not her real name) is seeking to file a civil suit against an associate professor who sexually harassed her two years ago.

This is after the university’s integrity unit failed to reveal the punishment meted out against the alleged culprit based on her official complaint.

The police, on the other hand, stopped pursuing the matter on grounds that...

This after the university refused to reveal what disciplinary action had been taken against him.

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