KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) has directed an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations involving a teacher accused of paedophilia at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Tumpat.
The 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.
"I have already instructed a thorough investigation into the matter to be conducted immediately.
"In the meantime, the teacher has been suspended until the investigation is complete," he said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) last night.
On March 28, an individual took to social media to allege 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.
She recalled receiving warnings from her seniors when she was 13 years old about the teacher's inappropriate behaviour towards female students whom he found attractive.
As she became a senior student, she, too, cautioned juniors to be wary of the teacher's conduct.
The individual claimed that she, along with her friends, were also victims of the alleged pedophilic behaviour.