University in Malaysia tried to cover up sexual harassment: Foreign exchange student

KUALA LUMPUR — A foreign exchange student has accused a university in Malaysia of attempting to suppress his alleged molest by another student.

The Japanese national claimed the university has done nothing about the incident on April 30, when he alleged he was inappropriately touched by another male student, despite multiple complaints.

He said he also lodged a police report over the incident after the university did not act, which he said the university then forced him to withdraw, purportedly to protect its reputation.

The university’s international student centre also refused to help him and even tried to persuaded him to drop the case, he claimed in a post on social media.

He also claimed that he was told by one of the officers that the “colleges reputation is more important than student’s safety”.

The 20-year-old has not heard anything from the university since May 25, and has left the country after completing his law degree, but added that he will return to pursue this case.

When contacted, the university confirmed the existence of the case but declined to share details.

“As the investigation process has not completed, it would be inappropriate for us to comment or pre-empt on the case,” its corporate communications department said.

It then said it took the incident “seriously” and would process all complaints “thoroughly”. MALAY MAIL ONLINE