KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has condemned the bullying and threats directed at Universiti Malaya (UM) student Ummi Umairah Bakhit following views she expressed at a forum.

He also urged all victims of cyberbullying to immediately lodge reports with the police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) immediately.

He said that acts of berating or threatening the student, including threats to track her down at the university, did not reflect a proper decorum in communication and should not occur simply because of differences in opinion.

“We can have different views, that’s not a problem. In Ummi’s case, she expressed her views and we know that university students now have the right to speak up.