Human rights lawyer criticised the heavy-handed way the boys were treated over a video where they they were only venting their frustrations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two teenagers in Malaysia were arrested in connection with a viral video that showed them complaining about a secondary school history exam paper - and their frustration that questions about Singapore were included - using what police said were “abusive words”.
The SPM, or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national exam taken by all fifth-form secondary school students in Malaysia. It is the equivalent of the GCE O-level examinations in Singapore. “This Singapore! You think I care about Singapore? Even for water, they use Malaysia’s. Suddenly you come up with Singapore.
“The case is being investigated in accordance with Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1995 and Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998,” he said.A group of human rights lawyers condemned what it said was the heavy-handed way the two boys were treated.
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