{
  "id": 5060489,
  "title": "UKM denies child porn offender Nur Fitri is staff member",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ukm-denies-child-porn-offender-nur-fitri-is-staff-member-5060489",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/02/ukm-denies-child-porn-offender-nur-fitri-is-staff-member"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) has firmly denied claims that Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, a convicted child pornography offender, is currently a staff member. Nur Fitri was only a former student who completed his doctorate in 2021 at the university. In response to social media posts alleging his current position, UKM clarified that he finished his PhD in 2021 and is not a faculty member. The university emphasized its dedication to fostering a professional and secure environment for all students. In 2015, Nur Fitri faced a five-year prison sentence in London after pleading guilty to 17 child pornography offenses. The Malaysian Higher Education Ministry (Mara) revoked his study loan and demanded repayment of the disbursed funds. Subsequently, Nur Fitri resumed his education at UKM, which defended its decision in 2019, stating that he had served his sentence and deserved a second chance. UKM confidently asserted that he exhibited no unusual behavior during his studies and received no complaints from fellow students.",
  "summary": "The university says Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin was merely a postgraduate student who completed his PhD in 2021.",
  "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."
}