Frustrated students today torched an effigy of Universiti Malaya deputy vice-chancellor Rohana Yusof after she failed to respond to their demands to drop the charges against the “UM8".

According to Islamic Students Association (PMI) president Khairul Najib, the students also held placards, which among others read, ‘See you in court’ outside the chancellory building.

He warned that if the varsity did not drop the charges, they would bring the matter to court.

The students had camped in front of the university’s Student Affairs’ Department and later moved to the chancellory building upon learning that Rohana is currently in Johor.

The students also pasted the placards on the windows of the building, but they were removed by security guards later.
 
On behalf of the adminstration, Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor, UM deputy VC (Academic and International), had come out and accepted a memorandum from the students, he added.
 
The students had camped in front of the university’s Student Affairs’ Department and later moved to the chancellory building upon learning that Rohana ( left ) is currently in Johor.
 
As such, UM vice-chancellor Mohd Amin Jalaludin will have a meeting with Universiti Malaya Students Association at 8pm tonight to "discuss the matter of UM8", Khairul Najib told Malaysiakini when contacted. 
 
"We hope the tonight's decision will favour the UM8," he said. 
 
Earlier, the students camped in front of the Student Affairs Department, after occupying grounds outside their campus for five days.