KUALA LUMPUR – The Education Ministry has removed several officers from institutions under its purview pending an internal investigation into their involvement in “immoral activities.”
“Immediate action has been taken to ensure that the officers involved are not at any educational institution under the ministry until the investigation is completed.
“All department heads have been reminded to strengthen monitoring and ensure that immoral activities are eradicated at all levels,” the ministry said in a statement, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
While the ministry did not specify the case it was referring to, it is believed to be in relation to the individuals, including teachers, who were detained following a raid at a two-storey gym and sauna in Jalan Chow Kit, here, recently.
The raiding party arrested 208 individuals, who comprised of 17 civil servants, teenagers and senior citizens, at the joint, which had been operating since early this year, where men reportedly meet to pair up and engage in same-sex relationships.
Of those arrested, 171 men were released after a magistrate’s court rejected the police’s applications for remand.
Aside from the police, the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) is also separately probing the case under Section 25 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 for sodomy, and Section 47 of the same law for attempting to commit any offence under the Act. – December 1, 2025