MRSM BULLYING CASE - POLICE TO WRAP UP PROBE THIS WEEK

Aug 13, 2026

Police expect to complete investigations this week into a bullying incident at a Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) institution in Nibong Tebal, following a viral one-minute video. Seven students, aged 15, were identified after the clip went public; statements have been recorded from five Form Three students including the victim. The case involves teasing and is being probed under Section 323 of the Penal Code, with potential penalties including a jail term, fine, or both.

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MRSM Bullying Case

Police to complete probe this week

Video identification and statements

Possible legal outcomes

SEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284 UTUSAN M’SIA N.STRAITS TIMES THE STAR SINAR HARIAN # MRSM BULLYING CASE POLICE TO WRAP UP PROBE THIS WEEK ers acted as accomplices,"he saidin a Facebook post. launched after a video showing Code for voluntarily causing hurt. Seven students from video clip identified;statements recorded from five Form Threestudents and victim the bullying incident circulatedon social media. The offence carries ajailterm of up to one year,a fineof up to RM2,000,or Asyraf said Mara was mullingthe possibility of hiring retiredpolicemen and soldiers as full-time wardens at MRSM boardingschools to curb bullying. The clip,shared on both,if convicted. the Utara Kini Face- Mara chairman book page,shows sev- eral students in a Datuk Dr Asyraf Wa- This was one of the matters dis-cussed in a meeting with Maradirector-general Datuk ZulfikriOsman on Monday. jdi Dusuki said the recorded from five Form Threestudents,including the victim. dorm room bullying AUDREY DERMAWAN students involved in another student who AND FAHMYA.ROSLI NIBONG TEBAL the bullying have All are aged 15. is lying on a bed. news@nst.com.my The one-minute been expelled from "We have identified seven stu-dents in total,including the vic-tim,after the video clip went viralyesterday(Monday),"he told theNew Straits Times."Statements have been record- 9:4-2025 PG8POLICE expect to com-plete their investigationsinto a bullying incidentat a Maktab Rendah SainsMara(MRSM)institution here bytheend of this week. He said he had suggested thatthe wardens be appointed on acontract basis and that they gothrough interviews and assess-ments. the institution. video has since gar- The decision,he nered over 710,000 said,was based on views,1,000 com- ments and 445 shares. recommendations by the MRSM disci- Norazmi said initial "They must have the potentialto inculcate discipline in theboarding school studentsand monitor their personal andcharacter development,"hesaid. ed from five of them,and we arefindings indicated theDatuk Dr Asyrafin the process of taking the re-incident stemmedWajdi Dusukimaining two.We expect to con-from teasing amongclude the probe within two tothe students. plinary committee. "The committee. found that seven stu- Seberang Prai Selatan deputypolice chief Deputy Superinten-dent Mohd Norazmi Abd Ghaparsaid statements have been dents were involved in the inci- The case is being investigatedThe investigation was under Section 323 of the Penal dent.Two of them physically as- saulted the victim,and five oth-

FAQs

What does the police expect regarding the MRSM bullying probe?

Police expect to complete investigations into the MRSM bullying incident by the end of this week.

How many students were identified and what role did the video play?

Seven Form Three students aged 15 were identified after a one-minute video showing the bullying circulated on social media.

Under which legal provision is the case being investigated?

The case is being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code.

Aug 13, 2026

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