KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 ― Gabungan Pelajar Melayu Semenanjung (GPMS) has asked for the Malaysian student jailed for child pornography in the United Kingdom to be allowed to continue his studies at a local university.
Local daily Harian Metro reported today the Malay group as saying that Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, a mathematics student at Imperial College in London, should be allowed to do so after Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) claimed that the former scholar will be deported by next month.
“GPMS will discuss with MARA on this issue, so Nur Fitri will be allowed to continue his studies in any education institution in this country after he is sent home,” GPMS president Jais Abdul Karim told the paper.
MARA said in a statement on Saturday that according to British law, a foreigner who has served two thirds of his sentence is eligible to be deported to his home country, and claimed this would be within four weeks of Nur Fitri’s conviction date.
It is unclear how MARA arrived at the conclusion, as British media reported that Nur Fitri was sentenced last Thursday to five years’ jail in the UK.
According to British media, the student from one of the world’s top universities was found to be in possession of over 30,000 videos and photographs of child pornography.
Police who raided his home found the 23-year-old sitting beside a life-sized mannequin of a young boy.
He reportedly possessed 601 “Category A” videos and images, which depicted abuse involving penetrative sexual acts with children.
