UM grad confirms will be charged tomorrow over convocation protest against VC
Universiti Malaya (UM) graduate Wong Yan Ke today confirmed that he will be charged tomorrow over his October 2019 protest against the university’s vice-chancellor Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim during his graduation ceremony then.
(MMO) – Wong said he received a call from the police informing him to present himself at the magistrates’ court in Kuala Lumpur over his protest during UM’s convocation ceremony.
“I will be charged under Penal Code’s Section 504 which is about breach of peace and public order,” the civil engineering graduate told Malay Mail, adding that he will be present at the court building tomorrow morning with his lawyer.
Section 504 of the Penal Code covers the offence of causing intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, and imposes the penalty of a maximum two-year jail term or fine or both upon conviction.
