KUCHING: PBB is fine with the proposed plan to amend certain clauses of the Universities and University Colleges Act (UCCA), 1971. The party agrees, in principal, with the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had declared Section 15 (5) (a) of the Act as unconstitutional.
The collective stand of PBB was achieved during a meeting chaired by its legal advisor Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah.
It was attended by several Supreme Council members with legal backgrounds. Assistant Minister of Youth Development Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who was also present, told The Borneo Post that PBB agreed with the Court of Appeal’s decision.
“After looking into the matter from various angles, we felt that university students should not be restricted from participating in politics.
Participation of university students in politics should be allowed, but with certain limitations.”
He said the party’s resolution would be submitted to representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education, who were here to obtain feedback from various quarters before amending the Act.
It was learned that the federal government had been compiling public views and opinions after the Court of Appeal ruled last year that Section 15 (5) (a) of the Act, aimed at restricting students’ support or against any political party, as unconstitutional.
