KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 ― The six students who sued the Albukhary International University (AiU) earlier this month for its decision to close will not withdraw their lawsuit, despite the varsity’s recent announcement that it will not cease operations.

Mohd Raimy Fahmy Mohd Radzi, 22, pointed out that despite the university’s claim through the media, the students were yet to receive an official statement on the matter.

“The university has not said anything, we are still looking for a statement,” Mohd said in a phone interview with The Malay Mail Online. 

The computer engineering student added that there was no solid evidence to prove the withdrawal decision and that the case is still “unclear”.

National news agency Bernama reported earlier yesterday Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as announcing that  AiU will withdraw its decision to cease operations.

Idris was quoted as saying  that the university's closure matter was “no longer an issue”.

Mohd, along with five other AiU students filed a lawsuit against the university on April 15 on grounds that the university had not provided a written statement regarding their decision to close its premises.

The six students said the university's action went against the Private Institutions of Higher Learning Act, a law for the establishment of private higher education institutions.

It was reported earlier this year that the university will close down due to management issues and the decision was announced to the students on February.

Following the announcement, there was speculation that it was the  university’s financial woes that led to its closure.

AiU, a fully-scholarship university, was founded in 2010 with 670 students and funded by the foundation.

The university practiced waqf (eternally charitable) concept as it provided education for the poor and 75 per cent of its international students came from 50 countries such as Comoros Island and Pakistan.