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Student mulls legal action against UPM
Yoges Palaniappan
Sep 17, 07 7:12pm

First-year Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student Yee Yang Yang is considering legal action to get back his laptop which was seized by the campus security on Friday night.

In addition to his laptop, the security officers also carted away Yee’s mobile phone, MP3 player and 10 other items valued at RM6,000 during a spot check of his hostel room. Documents were also confiscated.

Yee (right), who is studying timber technology, was also interrogated about his involvement in student politics.

Although he was told that the items would be returned last Saturday, this did not happen - and a 75-minute meeting with unit director Mej Othman Jailani today did not produce results either.

"They (security officials) wanted me to give them the password for my phone and laptop so that they could check the contents," he told reporters outside the campus security's office this afternoon.

"I refused. I want them to return my things and to apologise to me publicly because they did not follow proper procedures when they took away my belongings.

"Not only were they not in uniform, but they were also rude when I asked questions."

The press conference was closely monitored by some 25 security guards who stood in front of the office.

They refused to allow reporters to enter the office afterwards to obtain comments.

A few students, who appeared to be on good terms with the personnel, were seen mingling with them and taking photographs of the reporters and about 20 of Yee’s supporters.

Yee belongs to the 'anti-establishment' camp and the incident is suspected to be connected to impending campus elections.

Rival students groups - mostly between anti-establishment and pro-government factions - are already in the midst of campaign preparations as polls are widely tipped to be announced soon.

Last year, the anti-establishment group - who are generally regarded to be pro-opposition - has boycotted the students election, claiming that the rules are heavily stacked against them.

In recent years, student groups not aligned to the government-backed Aspirasi faction are often subjected to harassment from campus authorities.

Letter issued

At the press conference, Yee described what had transpired on Saturday morning when he went to the security unit office to retrive his belongings.

"No one entertained my questions. They did not even let me in," he said, adding that he had to wait until noon for the officers to meet him.

“Then they gave me a letter stating the list of things they had taken, but this did not state the reasons for their action.

"I continued to demand that my things be returned, so they printed another letter for me and promised that I could collect my belongings today (Monday)."

Yee's effort on Saturday was recorded in a nine-minute video by one of his friends.

It included a tense stand-off between the students and Zamali Samsi, the head of the university's Special Task Unit, a student-monitoring outfit which is part of the campus security.

The students stood in front and the back of the vehicle carrying Zamali to stop him from leaving until they got their letter of acknowlegement [see video].

Yee also said two attempts to lodge a police report against the security unit had failed on Saturday because Sri Serdang police personnel had contacted the security personnel and were told that he would get back his belongings.

As at the time of writing, about 7pm, Yee was at the police station to make another attempt at lodging the report.

If the police cannot do anything about his predicament, Yee intends to serve the university a legal notice.

不满博大食言拒还所扣押财物
学生报案却遭劝莫当安华第二
王德齐
07年9月17日 傍晚7:55

博特拉大学保安局官员扣押学生俞扬阳（左图）财物风波未了！虽然校方承诺在今日物归原主
，但却藉词需更多的时间调查电脑是否藏有毁谤性文件和色情片段
，而食言继续扣押财物。

结果今日中午前往保安局欲索回财物不果的俞杨阳，不满保安局没有履行承诺，更担心校方在其电脑内装置非法资料及恶意插赃嫁祸，而在下午4时在亲学生阵线学生的陪伴下，再次前往斯里沙登警局正式投报，希望警方协助索回遭扣押的财物。他曾经在前日两度欲前往警局投报，但是警方却在和校方沟通后，只肯接受学生的备案。

俞氏在报案书中指责博大保安局在没有发出确认信的情况下，就扣押其财物，形同犯下偷窃罪行。

警局主任：莫做无谓的牺牲

不过，学生们在前往斯里沙登警局报案时却一度遭到警局主任莫哈末海迪（Mohd Haide）的劝阻，后者甚至劝告他们向校方道歉。然而在学生的坚持之下，警方最终还是接受他们的报案。

莫哈末海迪在学生开始报案前，先将俞杨阳和博大华文学会主席郑屹强召入房间，并以温和的语气警戒他们报案的后果，还分析政治现实要他们莫做无谓的牺牲。

郑屹强表示，莫哈末海迪告诉他们，这项案件现在只是由博大保安局处理，若能回去认错，那么该局也能弹性处理，不至于让他们面对严重的后果。后者更劝告他们，应该顾及家人的感受和在大学读书的艰辛，而别将此事闹上警句。

“若这项案件由警方接受调查，并发现有任何违法的成分，那么电脑和其它财物就会被列为证物，一切就须等上法庭后才能定夺。”

该名警局主任也向他们分析表示，一度身为国家第二号人物的安华都面临沦为牢犯的命运，因此学生应该好好珍惜自己在大学的生活，不要被校方开除。

“你看他（安华）要被抓就被抓，两年后要被释放就被释放。在现实世界中，你要懂得国家是由谁掌控的，而校园内也是一样的。”

郑屹强指出，莫哈末海迪也频频强调他并非在威胁学生，只是要他们好好思考可能面对的后果。后者更声称说博大保安局总监奥曼曾因此事而联络他。

担心资料遭篡改拒透露密码

俞扬阳今日下午2时是在全国大专团结阵线秘书黄勇进的陪同下，前往会见保安局总监奥曼贾来尼（Othman Jalaini），以索回在上周六晚遭扣押的手提电脑等财物。

不过，在与奥曼和其它保安官员长达一小时会谈中，他们不仅无法索回电脑，该局更要向俞扬阳索取其手提电脑和手提电话的密码，进行更深入的调查。

保安亭组长卡欣萨益莫哈末（Kassim Shaikh Mohammad）也发出一封公函（左图）给俞扬阳，详细列明遭扣押的13项物品，并表示这些物品将被扣押，直到案件调查完毕为止。

俞扬阳在步出保安局后，对保安局的处事方式表达强烈的不满。他批评校方以“得过且过”的态度来处理扣押程序，并未在当时就即刻发出扣押证明，也没有在当场就对其电脑和电话进行检查。

他更担心手提电脑内所含的资料在扣押期间遭篡改，而拒绝提供密码让博大保安局对里面的资料进行检查。

“我的电脑和电话都有设置密码，但是这些密码都很容易被破解。我不确定是否已有人成功破解密码，打开我的电脑，更改里面的资料。”

黄勇进也表示，他们会考虑采取法律行动发律师信给博大保安局，以索回遭扣押的财物。

博特拉大学保安局官员是在上周六晚上，藉词调查学生失窃的手提电话，突击搜查俞扬阳的宿舍房间，但实际上却趁机盘诘有关校园选举的问题，以及恐吓他勿在校园“玩政治”，还扣押其总值约6000令吉左右的财物。他们更怀疑其电脑内收存色情片段。

俞扬阳隔日在博大前进阵线成员前往保安局欲索回所有财物，不过保安局官员却企图回避，更试图驱车离开。结果不忿的学生们将对方的汽车团团围住，阻止其去路。

在争执过程中，保安局官员企图开车硬撞，强逼学生让路以逃离现场，气氛一时紧张。不过，在警方的斡旋之下，保安局最终承诺将在今日归还俞扬阳的财物。

保安人员粗暴对待媒体险酿冲突

另一方面，出席采访的媒体记者也多次遭到博大保安人员无理的对待。保安人员一开始时就把媒体从保安局的办公室大厅驱赶出外。

然而当众人继续在外头等待俞杨阳的出现时，一名保安人员不知究竟，忽然开口大骂一名摄记擅自闯入博大校园。但是该名并非省油之辈的摄记却顶嘴回应说，博大保安人员应该自我检讨校园内的保安措施。幸该名保安人员随后就遭到其他同僚拉走，才没有爆发进一步的冲突。

今日博大校方更出动多达20多名保安人员驻守现场，如临大敌。他们更和一些相信是属于亲校方阵线的学生，一起手持相机拍摄在场的学生和记者。不过亲学生阵线学生也不甘示弱，举起相机反拍，形成一股互拍的现象。

一些保安人员更在记者会结束后，不放心地尾随记者到停车场，并在拍摄记者上车和离去后才愿意离开。

此外，博大亲学生阵线今天也揭发该大学在校园选举前，发生另外5宗试图打压亲学生阵线学生的事件。

博大亲学生阵线副主席李松荣表示，两名学生的电单车在昨日与校园内就遭人泼漆，其中一人更接获纸条，恐吓他不可在来届校园选举中竞选。

曾经在上届选举中担任附议人的莫哈末费沙（Mohd Faizal Ab Wahab Chu）的电单车就在第17宿舍遭人泼上黄漆，并留下一张写着“如果想要安全，就别出来竞选”（nak selamat jangan bertanding）的纸条。他也是亲学生阵线旗下的博大回教学生会会员。

另一名受害者则是博大学生代表阿沙布雅敏（Ashabul Yamin Ayoub）。他的电单车停在博大第12宿舍办公室前时也遭人泼上红漆。此外，他的前轮也遭人使用锁头锁住。

此外，他也表示，保安人员曾在此前搜索他的书包和一名博大女生的车子，而博大亲学生阵线主席莫哈末道菲（Mohd Taufiq Mahmud）的宿舍房间也在9月13日遭舍长和学生事务局官员搜查。