PM: No one is above the law

Muhyiddin calls for probe on minister breaking quarantine rule

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has asked for a comprehensive investigation into the case of a minister breaching a mandatory 14-day quarantine, vowing that no one is above the law.

The government views seriously the alleged breach of quarantine rules by a minister, Muhyiddin said.

“The government has taken note of this and views seriously the allegations of a violation of quarantine rules by Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali after returning from Turkey on July 7.

“The Perikatan Nasional government is of the stance that every Malaysian is subject to the laws of the country, and no one is exempt.

“As such, I leave it to the relevant authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation, and to take suitable action according to the legal process,” he said yesterday.

Khairuddin recently came under fire for flouting the 14-day mandatory home quarantine rule, and had allegedly attended Parliament only a week after his return.

In addition to being slapped with a RM1,000 fine, he apologised to Malaysians and offered to donate four months’ worth of his ministerial salary to a Covid-19 fund.

However, Malaysians have compared his punishment with a case involving a senior citizen who was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM8,000, in default of six months’ jail, by the Magistrate’s Court in Ipoh on Aug 4 for a similar offence.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador confirmed on Sunday that an investigation paper on the matter had been opened.