KOTA BARU: Police have recorded statements from 14 individuals to facilitate its investigation into the case of a Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Tumpat teacher accused of paedophilia.
With this, Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said police would not record statements from any party anymore.
He added police also have identified the indiviual who had uploaded the matter on social media.
"The person was a former MRSM student. We have sent the investigation paper on the case to the deputy public prosecutor's office and are awaiting their response," he said when contacted.
Last month, Zaki confirmed that police have received a report lodged by the teacher accused of paedophilia at MRSM Tumpat for defamation.
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The report, he said, was lodged by the teacher against a female student who had made a social media posting accusing him of the act.
Following the report, police have opened an investigation paper for the case under Section 500 of Penal Code for defamation and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for improper use of network facilities or services to make or spread comments online.
It was reported that Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) had directed an immediate and thorough investigation into the allegations.
Its chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said a team from Mara headquarters has been set up to conduct the investigation and will soon proceed to MRSM Tumpat.
Asyraf said he already instructed a thorough investigation into the matter to be conducted immediately. In the meantime, he said the teacher has been suspended until the investigation is complete.
On March 28, an individual took to social media and alleged that a teacher at MRSM Tumpat, known to be a paedophile, was still permitted to teach at the boarding school.
She claimed that she was informed by a junior that the teacher was still actively teaching, despite numerous allegations against him.