Group Urges Probe On Alleged Moe Cover Ups After Aide S Testimony

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Tiada Guru campaign supporters called for the MACC and police to investigate claims made by a former education minister’s aide in court regarding the ministry's repeated cover-ups of misconduct.
In a statement today, the campaign criticised what it described as a pattern of cover-ups within the ministry, pointing to the 2023 High Court judgment involving student whistleblower Siti Nafirah and teacher Nurhaizah Ejab.
"These court cases provide what all students need, especially in Sabah: independent investigations, witness protection, subpoena powers, and evidence by both parties.
“None of that exists under corruptible Education Ministry internal investigations, and it allows the ministry to stomp on children’s rights with immunity.
"Thus, the only answers are external investigations with external enforcement and broad whistleblower protection, as Tiada Guru and others proposed via a fiercely independent public ombudsman.
"The Madani government is fully responsible for all scandals in the public service, just as the Perikatan Nasional and BN governments before it," it said.
On Wednesday (Oct 1), Shaza Scherazade Alauddin Onn, who was the aide to former education minister Maszlee Malik, told the Kota Kinabalu High Court that the ministry ignored reports of billions of mismanaged funds in a single project, as well as cases of child and sexual abuse.
While testifying in Siti Nafirah Siman’s landmark teacher absenteeism suit against the government, Shaza said the ministry repeatedly covered up serious wrongdoing in cases where misconduct had been proven.
Yesterday, Maszlee said Shaza's court testimony was just the tip of the iceberg.
He said this showed that the "deep state" and little Napoleons in the government are real.
Systemic misconduct
Tiada Guru criticised MPs and ministers for what it described as weakness in the face of systemic misconduct.
"Such a corrupted institution cannot be fixed with weak MPs stuck on compromised taskforces, tribunals, shouting in Parliament, and too little, too late admissions.
"MPs must fortify the public ombudsman for full independence with investigative, punitive, restorative, and enforcement powers," it said.
The campaign highlighted the bravery of whistleblowers such as Shaza, teacher Nurhaizah Ejab, and Siti Nafirah.
Education Minister Fadhlina SidekIt further took aim at Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and other MPs for failing to protect Nurhaizah.
Because of her failure to protect the teacher, it said, Fadhlina can no longer call herself a defender of women and children.
"Did her (Nurhaizah) bravery and fast action accidentally expose the education ministry and Madani’s cowardice? She didn’t beg for popular support first, nor moan 'reforms take time'. Why do our MPs (do so)?" it said.
Nurhaizah, who testified as a witness in Siti Nafirah's case, told the Kota Kinabalu High Court she was intimidated after she refused to comply with the school’s order to keep quiet about the systemic truancy of the defendant, her colleague Jainal Jamran.
She said she made two police reports related to the issue after the lawsuit was filed.
However, she claimed that the police investigation did not continue due to a lack of witnesses.
In addition, Nurhaizah also claimed the police stopped the probe as the SMK Taun Gusi headmaster at the time, Suid Hanapi, was their former teacher at the school.
The Tiada Guru campaign is named after this case. - Mkini

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