Universiti Malaya today suspended former student union president Fahmi Zainol for two semesters and slapped him with a fine of RM600.

He was charged for among others organising a gathering on campus featuing Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, without the university's permission on Oct 27.

Fahmi is among two of the eight students faced to the discplinary hearing today who was suspended.

Student Safwan Shamsudin was suspened for a semester with immediate effect, fined and given a warning, Fahmi said on Facebook.

Four others were let off with a warning and fined RM150 each.

Khairol Najib is the only one among the activists dubbed the UM8 to escape with only a warning.

Abraham Au was found not guilty.

Appealing suspension

Fahmi, a final semester undergraduate, said he will appeal the decision.

He will take the matter to court if the appeal is rejected, he said.

He earlier faced a panel of three led by Professor Zanariah Abdullah, who questioned him from 9.20am to 12.15pm.

He said that the panel were shown several newspaper clippings on the rally as well as pictures of the incident.

However, the security guards who were called as witnesses denied they had taken those pictures.

On Oct 27 about 2,000 students and supporters stormed into UM's main campus to attend the talk by Anwar.

UM had cancelled classes, locked the gates and turned off the lights, citing power maintenance.

Fahmi and other activists have also been hackled, arrested, evicted and made to take urine tests in their roadshow to various campuses nationwide.

The roadshow was to campaign for student autonomy on campus.

Fahmi was also issued a showcause letter from the Public Service Department, who threatened to make him pay back the PSD scholarhsip awarded to him.