Crowd forced open UM main gate, allowing 800 to enter

KUALA LUMPUR: The crowd gathered in front of University Malaya had broke open the main gate, allowing more than 800 people to enter into the campus.

The crowd had gathered outside the UM gate after campus authorities had closed all gates to prevent outsiders to enter the university.

The move was to prevent Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from entering the campus to deliver his speech '40 Years: From UM to Prison', organised by UM Undergraduates Association (PMUM).

It was earlier reported that classes at University Malaya were ordered to shut down for electrical repair works after 4pm.

A circular from the UM’s registrar said the closure was to facilitate the repair and maintenance works.

“To avoid untoward incidents from happening, the university management had decided that office operation at the UM campus to be closed early, at 4pm today,” the circular read.

-awani