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Friday November 23, 2007

Board: Let cops probe SPM exam leak claim

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (MES) will leave it to the police to investigate a claim that there was a leak in the Additional Mathematics Two paper in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

Students sat for the two-and-a-half-hour paper on Tuesday afternoon.

MES director Datuk Mohammed Zakaria Mohd Noor said the complainant lodged a police report on Wednesday.

“We will let the police investigate the matter as we do not want to interfere with the ongoing examination,” he said.

He was asked about a TV news report on Wednesday night alleging that there was a leak in the paper.

“I want to urge parents and students not to worry as the previous allegation about a leak in the Primary School Achievement Test was proven to be untrue,” he said.

Earlier yesterday, Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said he had not received a full report on the matter.

“I urge anyone with information to come forward,” he said after opening a seminar on strengthening national schools.

A total of 439,255 students are sitting for the SPM, which started on Nov 12 and ends on Dec 6.

Alimuddin said the public could call the operations room if they encountered any problems related to the SPM examination.

The operations room can be contacted at 03-8889 3551/3520 or 03-8884 3030, Mondays to Fridays from 7.30am to 5pm.

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