Confusion over summonses
in recent years.
Malaysia, as a member of the UN Security Council, can do its part by pressuring the UN to act by imposing heavy sanctions on Myanmar.
In the meantime, international pressure is also needed to ensure that aid to the Rohingya community reaches them.
It is imperative for the international community to alleviate the suffering of the Rohingya who have fled Myanmar and those still in Rakhine.
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It involves the extermination and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya, a Muslim population in the region of Arakan.
The Rohingya are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world and have been oppressed for decades. They have effectively been rendered stateless, with no rights in the country of their birth, which has been their home for generations.
Since October, there has been an upsurge in the violence against the Rohingya. Many were killed, tortured and displaced.
The Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (IMAM) has been involved in the care of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia through its relief arm, IMARET (IMAM Response and Relief Team).
IMAM has operated 19 medical clinics, the latest being on Saturday. We strongly empathise with their plight as we have met them and heard their stories.
The Rohingya have sought refuge in Malaysia for a long time. After being tortured, raped and their homes burnt to the ground, they risk their lives crossing the Andaman Sea in flimsy boats to reach Malaysia.
However, Malaysia is not a sig- AT the Parliament lobby on Nov 15, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the cabinet had fixed fines at RM150 under the Automated Enforcement System (AES). The rate also applies to old summonses.
AES was introduced in 2012 and some 1.6 million summonses remain unpaid. He warned that those who failed to pay would be blacklisted and barred from renewing their driving licences and road tax. Lawyers were quick to point out that such punitive action was not provided under the law. Arguments between a minister and lawyers have left the public confused. Until someone steps forward with an authoritative statement, perhaps I can clear some confusion.
Traffic summonses are issued to the named drivers, while notifications of offence are posted to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner or stuck between a wiper blade and the windscreen.
Should a vehicle be stopped and the driver disagrees that an offence natory to the United Nations Refugee Convention 1951, thus the Rohingya refugees are not allowed to work here legally, their children do not have access to education and they do not have access to affordable healthcare.
How can we help the Rohingya and relieve their suffering?
IMAM urges the government to call upon the Myanmar government to stop the persecution of the Rohingya and support Rohingya refugees here by enabling them to work legally and providing them basic healthcare and educational facilities.
All of us should extend a helping hand to the Rohingya refugees. This can be done either personally or through various non-governmental organisations that have supported them regularly over the years.
IMARET welcomes your assistance to provide regular outreach healthcare to them.
Let us all give them some respite from the horrors they have been through in this beautiful land of ours.
Let us all be part of the solution. has been committed, the policeman is likely to issue a summons.
The name of the court, date and time will also be stated in the summons. The driver may choose to have the summons compounded by paying a fine at a police station.
If the summons is not settled in time, policeman and driver are to appear in court on the set date, but this has not been happening.
As for offences caught by cameras, such as for speeding and running red lights, summonses cannot be issued without the driver’s particulars.
Therefore, notification of the traffic offence and a demand for the driver’s particulars are issued. It is the same for parking offences.
The onus is on the vehicles’ registered owners to provide the particulars of the driver to enforcement agencies, such as the police, Road Transport Department and local councils.