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Muslim Students Association of Malaysia (PKPIM) ​​welcomes the announcement of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to amend Section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU) which will allow students 21 years old when he joined the party poliltik presenting the motion for revocation of Proclamation of Emergency is in accordance Clause (3) of Article 150 of the Federal Constitution in the House of Representatives yesterday.

PKPIM also saw the historic announcement of the student movement shows the government's serious efforts to understand the needs and aspirations of generations of students based on current realities among the leadership of the country, including the initial shadow Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who describes the government's willingness to amend this act recently. This announcement is also seen construed in accordance with the agenda of political transformation brought about by the Prime Minister and also takes courage and commitment of the government in making decisions such as the repeal draconian Internal Security Act (ISA).

PKPIM see it is better if the government did not make any appeal to the Federal Court against the decision of the Appeal Court ruled that Section 15 (5) (a) AUKU to be invalid. This indirectly shows the commitment and actual commitment of the government in open and high-minded in dealing with this issue. PKPIM view that this court decision should not be seen from the aspect of which party wins and which side lost, but should cover the question of moral and intellectual on the other.

In a related development, students have welcomed the space provided by the government in this regard. The study conducted by the Merdeka Center for the younger generation aged 21 years and above showed that more than 60% of respondents have yet to register as voters, while statistics released by the Election Commission (SPR) showed that more than 4 million young people who are eligible are not fulfilling their responsibilities as a citizen .

PKPIM felt, it was time to education and political awareness as a whole needs to be emphasized to the students at the university so that their understanding not only of political understanding in the context of purely partisan. In the university at the same time also as an institution of higher education should be forever non-partisan and should be regarded as the last bastions, the last bastion of intellectual tradition and not follow the trail to be victims politisasi and subjugated to the narrow partisan interests. In the event, PKPIM assume that the university will soon meritokrtiknya strength loss and loss of mission intellectuals.

PKPIM hope that the amendments to Section 15 and amendments to existing in 2009 AUKU will provide a holistic and can menggarap kefahamam an intellectual, leadership, critical and creative students to be involved in understanding, defend and build a society where the previous student organization activities prior to This is narrowed to matters in the form of welfare solely as an indirect cause most students to be frozen, anxious and silent on public issues.

AHMAD BIN MOHD FAHMI Samsudin
PRESIDENT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSLIM STUDENT MALAYSIA (PKPIM)