SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS) has suspended the academic who had openly criticised another man who made public an imam's comments.
The university told The Straits Times on Wednesday (Mar 8) that it had suspended Associate Professor Khairudin Aljunied from his duties on Monday (March 6).
This "follows from (his) purported comments made in relation to insensitive remarks about Christians and Jews allegedly made by a religious leader", a spokesman for the university said.
During this time, the university will internally investigate Dr Khairudin's involvement in the matter, though he will still receive his pay, the spokesman added.
"As part of due process, NUS will launch an internal investigation into Assoc Prof Khairudin's involvement in this incident. Assoc Prof Khairudin will continue to be paid his full salary during his suspension," the university said.
When contacted, Dr Khairudin said he was unable to comment due to the ongoing investigations.
Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam told Parliament last week that the police are looking into the conduct of everyone involved in the case.
Dr Khairudin, a tenured academic at NUS' Malay Studies department, had posted on his Facebook page a fictional conversation between an imam and a "silly convert".
In the post, Dr Khairudin described the convert as being stupid for getting upset over the verses.
Mr Shanmugam had said that Dr Khairudin "encouraged vilification" of the whistleblowing individual. He said: "Mr Khairudin's position and actions are quite unacceptable... He supports a position that is quite contrary to the norms, values and laws in Singapore."
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