Following claims that it had acted negligently in a sexual harassment case, Universiti Malaya (UM) has come forward to state that action was taken against the lecturer involved.

Yesterday, a student lodged a police report against an associate professor and alleged that UM had refused to reveal the outcome of its internal probe.

In a statement today, vice-chancellor Abdul Rahim Hashim revealed that UM had penalised the professor but did not detail what the punishment was citing privacy concerns.