UPSR leaks: Not work of crime syndicate, says Home Minister

PUTRAJAYA: The leaks in the examination papers of this year's Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) only involves a network of school teachers and is not the work of a crime syndicate, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
"We have detained several individuals and from information obtained by the police, they are involved in the education field at the primary school level.
"Based on this information, it (leaks) involves only individuals, but possibly with networking among them," he added.
However, he did not say if the teachers were related.
He told this to reporters after receiving a courtesy call from Chief of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) Major General Hazem Atallah at his office here today.
Ahmad Zahid said investigations would also be conducted to determine whether those arrested were responsible for the leaks in examination papers reported in previous years.
He also said more arrests would be made.
As of yesterday, police have detained 12 individuals – 10 teachers, an insurance agent and an engineer – to facilitate investigations into the leaks in the 2014 UPSR examination papers.
Eighteen people have also been called by the police for their statements.
Following the leaks, English papers 014/1 and 014/2 were cancelled after pupils had sat for the papers last Thursday, while the examinations for the Science 018, 028 and 038 papers were postponed before the pupils could sit for them on the same day last week.
The Examinations Syndicate has fixed Sept 30 as the new date for the pupils to sit for the examinations in the two subjects. – Bernama