The Malaysian Insight

MALAYSIA stands on a higher moral ground on the issue of falsified degrees and diplomas, said Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

“I am personally and principally against using false degrees and diplomas.

“Whatever it is, from whichever side, Malaysia stands on a higher moral ground on that issue,” said the Bersatu Youth chief at a press conference in Semenyih.

Syed Saddiq said that the issue of Bersatu secretary-general Marzuki Yahya having a dubious degree will be left to the discretion of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

However, he said, he personally detested the use of falsified documents.

“My stance on the issue is that if it was a truly falsified document, I am against it according to principle, as anyone should be.

“I believe Marzuki’s explanation has been given. We have different versions of the story, and I think we will allow the prime minister his prerogative to decide on the matter,” he said.

Marzuki came under fire lately after a Facebook user said the deputy minister did not graduate with a degree in Business Administration in Logistics from the UK university as it did not offer distance learning.

He clarified that he graduated from Cambridge International University in the United States and said that he had no intention to mislead the public about his academic qualifications. – February 10, 2019.