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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 37, No. 18. July 24, 1974

Students' charges may be reduced From Our Diplomatic Reporter CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Malaysian Government is expected to drop charges against a former student for alleged "communist" activity while studying in Australia and New Zealand. It will press only those charges which relate to help the man is alleged to have given the underground communist movement in Malaysia after his return. The decision follows a note from the Australian Government that it would be concerned if penal action were ta…

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Students' charges may be reduced From Our Diplomatic Reporter CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Malaysian Government is expected to drop charges against a former student for alleged "communist" activity while studying in Australia and New Zealand. It will press only those charges which relate to help the man is alleged to have given the underground communist movement in Malaysia after his return. The decision follows a note from the Australian Government that it would be concerned if penal action were taken for acts committed in Australia that were legal under Australian law. The detention of the former student, Mr Khan Eeliam, has caused concern among the several thousand Malaysian students in Australia and NZ. Mr Khoo attended a mariculation course in Australia in 1965 and 1966. before going to Camerbury University in NZ to study engineering. He returned home in 1971. In February, this year, he was arrested for allegedly supplying the communists with electronic parts, and for other security regulations offences. Among activities believed to be cited are his membership of NZ-China Friendship Society and possession of communist literature while in Australia and New Zealand. Mr Khoo, who has legal representation, is understood to have been held since February on a detention warrant. His charges have been heard in closed court. The case has led to protests from the Australian Union of Students, and some Malaysian students, that the Malaysian High Commissons n Canberra and Wellington have been "spying" on students. from the Sydney Morning Herald, July 12

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