Ariff Alfian Rosli, the Malaysian who had a same-sex wedding in Ireland stated his fear of returning to Malaysia.
In his statement to The Irish Times press today, Ariff Alfian said, he fears for his safety if he returns to Malaysia.
“I fear for my safety however my thoughts are still with my family and friends there. I never wanted this matter to become major news,” he said to the press.
Meanwhile, Ariff Alfian emphasized that he has no intentions to run from his responsibility in settling his tuition fees with Petronas.
He said, he is still in contact with the company regarding the fee repayment amounting to 200,000 pound.
Petronas previously confirmed that Ariff Alfian is their former sponsored student under the Petronas study loan scheme from September 2001 to study A-Level and thereafter further on to degree level in United Kingdom.
However it was terminated based on his results and unsatisfied academic achievement which violates the condition of the loan agreement.
However they claimed that throughout the duration of his studies in Dublin, Ariff Alfian has never attended periodic discussion session with Petronas Student Adviser and did not return any email or telephone calls although many efforts were made to contact him.
“I do not want to run from that responsibility or lat it go,” he remarked.
According to Ariff Alfian, among the subject which was included in his education contract with Petronas was work with the company when he completes his studies, however he was unsure to be able to do so due to his involvement in a same-sex relationship. -By: Syahril A. Kadir
