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GEORGE TOWN: A plan by students to execute a legal challenge over purported guidelines for concerts at university campuses is a futile exercise, says Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.
The Higher Education Minister said the guidelines had not been approved, hence it was a waste of time for the students.
"I have said it, it has not been approved, so it is just a waste of time because I have already said that I haven't (approved it) - there is no such thing," he said at a press conference at University Sains Malaysia here on Monday (Sept 4).
He said the guidelines had not been approved, so there is no point for students to seek a judicial review over the matter.
He, however, said he will leave it to the students to come up with their own guideline.
He said this when asked to comment on the alleged Guidelines for Entertainment Activities (Concerts) in Higher Education Institutions that were posted by Universiti Malaya Association of New Youth (Umany) on its Facebook page on Friday (Sept 1).
According to the document, concert attendees are required to follow a modest dress code, which prohibits the wearing of clothing featuring Illuminati, pro-LGBT, or pornographic symbols, as well as "punk" hairstyles.
In the guideline, mosh pits are strictly prohibited and seating arrangements are required to be segregated for both male and female audiences.
On Saturday (Sept 2), Umany appealed for public donations to fund a judicial review of the purported guidelines for concerts at universities.
The student body said a judicial review would be needed to protect student autonomy which it said was slowly diminishing in light of purported guidelines by a department of the Higher Education Ministry.
