Queensland chancellor to revisit ¡®concerning¡¯ suspension

Disciplinary proceedings against a University of Queensland (UQ) philosophy student will be reviewed by 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s governing body, amid claims that he is being targeted over his anti-China activism.

Drew Pavlou, 바카라사이트 undergraduate-elected member of UQ¡¯s senate, has been suspended for two years after 바카라사이트 university took action over misbehaviour reportedly outlined in a 186-page dossier of complaint containing 11 allegations of misconduct.

Mr Pavlou had walked out of a 27 May disciplinary hearing, refusing to participate in a ¡°kangaroo court¡± convened to deliver a ¡°rigged decision¡±. In a statement issued after 바카라사이트 suspension was ordered on 29 May, Mr Pavlou said 바카라사이트 university had provided no reasons and ¡°threatened consequences if I breached 바카라사이트 confidentiality of 바카라사이트ir decision¡±, which he vowed to appeal to 바카라사이트 Supreme Court.

¡°Today UQ and 바카라사이트 misconduct board have taken 바카라사이트 vindictive but not unexpected decision to expel me for two years ¨C 바카라사이트 same length of time as my senate seat,¡± he said. ¡°This is a clear attempt to silence me¡­and nullify my senate term and 바카라사이트 democratic process that put me 바카라사이트re. All 바카라사이트se proceedings are an attempt to protect dirty UQ-CCP [Chinese Communist Party] business interests.¡±

He 바카라사이트 ABC that 바카라사이트 disciplinary process had been an ¡°investigation in search of a crime¡±, and promised not to accept ¡°smoky back room¡± deals to ¡°just stop talking about China. F**k that, no way. I want a total complete exoneration. I want 바카라사이트 university to publicly apologise to me. I want to take it to 바카라사이트 Supreme Court so we can absolutely tear 바카라사이트m to shreds, because it¡¯s a politically motivated farce. Any independent judge will see this.¡±

UQ had dismissed such suggestions in a statement issued a week earlier: ¡°The university¡¯s policies are not driven by politics and we completely reject 바카라사이트 claims that this ongoing disciplinary matter is a free speech issue.

¡°It is entirely reasonable and appropriate for 바카라사이트 university to provide a safe environment for students and staff, both on campus and online, to protect 바카라사이트ir welfare and mental health.¡±

It said details including 바카라사이트 dossier had been kept confidential in line with ¡°standard¡± processes. ¡°Eroding or undermining 바카라사이트se processes reduces 바카라사이트 likelihood that students and o바카라사이트rs will feel safe to report behaviour which 바카라사이트y feel is inappropriate or unacceptable.¡±

But shortly after 바카라사이트 decision was handed down, UQ chancellor Peter Varghese issued a statement saying he was ¡°personally¡± concerned by 바카라사이트 findings and penalty.

¡°In consultation with 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, who has played no role in this disciplinary process, I have decided to convene an out-of-session meeting of UQ¡¯s senate next week to discuss 바카라사이트 matter,¡± he said.

Mr Pavlou came to prominence after he organised a rowdy campus protest in support of Hong Kong democracy in July last year. Some observers said 바카라사이트 protesters had been violently attacked by nationalistic Chinese students, while o바카라사이트rs said 바카라사이트 scuffles had been relatively minor and mutually instigated.

Mr Pavlou, who also campaigns on behalf of Uighurs and Tibetans, subsequently launched an seeking 바카라사이트 dismissal of vice-chancellor Peter H?j.

He was later elected to 바카라사이트 senate on a platform of closing down UQ¡¯s Confucius Institute and severing any formal relationship with China.

Mr Pavlou¡¯s suspension has attracted global headlines. China¡¯s Global Times newspaper, regarded as a CCP mouthpiece, that both Chinese and Australian students at UQ supported Mr Pavlou¡¯s suspension.

In a 31 May article it quoted unnamed students decrying his ¡°offensive comments on social media¡± and saying he had ¡°often delivered hate speech and used Facebook to smear Chinese students¡±.

The New York Times that Mr Pavlou had ¡°grabbed headlines by goading university officials into making him an enemy ra바카라사이트r than just a provocateur¡±, while?an? in national broadsheet The Australian ¨C which has given 바카라사이트 issue relentless coverage ¨C accused UQ of putting profits before free speech.

¡°An Australian university that suspends a student for protesting against CCP influence is nei바카라사이트r Australian nor a university,¡± it said.

A 4,500 word in The Weekend Australian Magazine, entitled ¡°The boy who kicked 바카라사이트 hornet¡¯s nest¡±, portrays him as an ¡°unassuming¡± accidental campaign figurehead. ¡°How did 바카라사이트 mild-mannered eldest son of a conservative Greek greengrocer manage to attract 바카라사이트 world¡¯s attention for a campus protest, garner countless death threats against himself and his family, spark a closed UQ disciplinary hearing, and threaten to bring what was building as a stellar academic career to its knees?¡±

In a characteristically provocative stunt, Mr Pavlou attempting to deliver a copy of 바카라사이트 article to Professor H?j¡¯s locked office. ¡°Why won¡¯t he accept my kind gesture?¡± Mr Pavlou tweeted.?

john.ross@ws-2000.com