Saddiq: Any attempt to falsify academic credentials is 'immoral'
Any attempt to falsify academic qualifications is an "immoral act" which should be rejected, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said today on the recent controversy involving several Pakatan Harapan leaders.
However, the Bersatu Youth chief stressed that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has the right to decide on the matter, which was triggered by questions surrounding Deputy Foreign Minister Marzuki Yahya's dubious academic qualifications...
Any attempt to falsify academic qualifications is an "immoral act" which should be rejected, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said today on the recent controversy involving several Pakatan Harapan leaders.
However, the Bersatu Youth chief stressed that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has the right to decide on the matter, which was triggered by questions surrounding Deputy Foreign Minister Marzuki Yahya's dubious academic qualifications.
"Bersatu president (Muhyiddin Yassin) has also commented on this incident. More importantly, we leave it to the prime minister to decide.
"My personal stand is that it doesn't matter which party is involved. Any attempt to falsify a degree or a diploma is an immoral act," he told reporters during a press conference in Semenyih today.
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On Friday, Marzuki defended his degree from the US-based Cambridge International University – an alleged degree mill – and furnished PDF copies of what was purportedly the academic transcript for his three-year distance-learning business administration programme.
However, Malaysiakini discovered several anomalies in his transcript, including the fact that his grades and grade point average were exactly the same as those on the template transcript shared on CIU's website.
The controversy led to calls for his resignation, especially by members of the opposition, while several Harapan leaders have come to his defence.
Earlier that day, Mahathir was reported as saying that no decision had been made over Marzuki's position, as Harapan leaders had yet to find out what transpired.
Aside from Marzuki, other Bersatu leaders under the spotlight for allegedly possessing fake academic credentials include Johor Mentri Besar Osman Sapian and Housing and Local Council Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
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