ALOR SETAR, Apr 15:
Six Universiti Antarabangsa Albukhary (AiU) today filed a suit against
the institution for allegedly failing to give a notice of closure as
required by the Private Institutions of Higher Learning Act.
The students (plaintiffs) are,
Mohd Raimy Fahmy Mohd Radzi, 22; Muhamad Hanif Ahmad Fauzi, 21; Hanif
Hafifi Mahali, 21; Mohamad Hanif Kamaruddin, 21; Muhammad Syafiq Abd
Shamad, 21, and Farhan Sani Safiyuddin, 20.
They named AiU, Private
Institutions of Higher Learning chief registrar and the Malaysian
Government as the defendants, reported Bernama.
According to their lawyer
Fatimah Idris, her clients are demanding for the university to adhere to
the Act, which requires a one-year notice of closure.
“The one year would give the
students time to make alternative plans. But in this case there was no
written notice. They were just told verbally in February that the
university will be closed down in June,” she claimed.
She was met by reporters after filing the suit at the High Court Registrar’s office here today.
AiU, which was established by the Albukhary Foundation, and is reportedly planning to close down in June.
The institution operates as a charitable entity catering to needy students from around the world.
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