{
  "id": 15744551,
  "title": "Zambry pertahan pelajar persoal usaha kumpul dana untuk Najib",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/zambry-pertahan-pelajar-persoal-usaha-kumpul-dana-untuk-najib",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T12:12:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/20/zambry-pertahan-pelajar-persoal-usaha-kumpul-dana-untuk-najib"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Education Minister Zambry Abd Kadir has warned politicians against using Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit as a tool for political propaganda. In a TikTok video, Zambry urged the Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) to investigate the distribution of messages and social media accounts involved in targeting Ummi. He emphasized that acts of intimidation, such as bullying, pushing, and kicking, are unacceptable and urged Ummi to file a police report. Zambry stressed that the student has the right to express her opinion, and freedom of speech should be exercised responsibly, respectfully, and factually. He also warned politicians against using the student as a propaganda tool, as she risks becoming a victim of political agendas. Zambry claimed that there were plans among ministers to portray Ummi through a T-shirt campaign featuring her image. Ummi, an undergraduate economics student, received attention during a recent international youth leadership summit in Kuala Lumpur after questioning the contribution of funds to help Najib Razak pay a RM50 million court fine. On Saturday, the Deputy Chancellor of UM, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, reported that no disciplinary action was taken against Ummi as she was allowed to express her views.",
  "summary": "Menteri pendidikan tinggi turut menggesa SKMM meneliti hantaran media sosial dan akaun dikaitkan dengan ancaman terhadap Ummi Umairah Bakhit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}