CORONAVIRUS | Veteran newsperson A Kadir Jasin (photo, above) has praised netizens for using social media to call for justice in the case of elected representatives violating the movement control order (MCO).
This came after Deputy Health Minister Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak executive council member Razman Zakaria were today fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate’s Court for breaching the order last month.
The duo was investigated and ultimately charged for the offence after repeated online calls by the public for action to be taken when Noor Azmi posted a series of photographs of him and his entourage visiting a religious school in Lenggong on April 17.
The call for action was due to authorities being seen to quickly arrest members of the public for breaching the MCO, leading many to question seeming inaction over elected representatives and other prominent figures.
“Even though not as quick as (action) against the rakyat and common people, in the end, the two elected representatives from this elite group faced justice and were punished.
“The people, especially netizens who used social media productively to uphold justice, can be proud of their success.
“After this, there will be no more excuse for police, public prosecutors and the legal system not to act on VIPs who willfully break the law as they feel they are special or immune (to action against them),” Kadir said in a Facebook posting today.
On the two leaders who were fined, he pointed out that elected representatives from other countries would have resigned or been expelled by their political parties.
“But resigning for breaking the law, failing to carry out their duties or such as a sign of regret hardly occurs in Islamic countries,” he posted.
The statement comes after Noor Azmi Ghazali and Razman were fined RM1,000 each after pleading guilty at the Gerik Magistrate’s Court this morning.
In the controversial photographs earlier posted by Noor Azmi, he and Razman were seen having a meal with about 18 other people without practising social distancing measures.
The posts were later deleted, however, netizens already took screenshots and had shared them online. The two politicians later apologised.
Other VIPs being probed for not adhering to the MCO is Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's daughter Nurulhidayah and Klang MP Charles Santiago.
The former had posted online on her separate meetings with Deputy Environment and Water Minister Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad to "exchange views" and Islamic Affairs Minister Zulkifli Mohamad in Putrajaya during the partial lockdown.
Santiago is alleged to have breached the order when distributing food supplies to his constituents at the Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Klang Utama on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Terengganu police today said no action would be taken against state Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and former menteri besar Ahmad Said for alleged breach of MCO.
This was after the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) reportedly categorised the case as "No Further Action" (NFA). - Mkini
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