{"id":16779,"date":"2020-10-21T18:44:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=16779"},"modified":"2020-10-21T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T10:45:28","slug":"double-standards-health-minister-must-explain-why-khairuddin-wasnt-given-quarantine-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/double-standards-health-minister-must-explain-why-khairuddin-wasnt-given-quarantine-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Standards: Health Minister must explain why Khairuddin wasn&#8217;t given quarantine order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wwwrrreewwqq.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After over 100 days pending, we finally got an update regarding Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali&#8217;s case of breaking mandatory quarantine. Following a &#8216;ping-pong match&#8217; where the investigation papers went back and forth between the police and the Attorney-General&#8217;s Chambers, a decision was finally being made: <\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>No further action.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in a press statement today, Bukit Aman CID chief Huzir Mohamed said that the case was classified under No Further Action because Khairuddin had not been issued the 14B form to undergo quarantine upon returning to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Kes Menteri Datuk Dr Khairuddin Aman Razali langgar perintah kuarantin<br><br>Polis sahkan terima arahan dari Pejabat Peguam Negara \u201c No Futher Action\u201d NFA .<br><br>Kenyataan Penjarah JSJ Bukit Aman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGIdkgXF25\">pic.twitter.com\/tGIdkgXF25<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Mohd Redzuan Abdul Manap (@redzuanNewsMPB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redzuanNewsMPB\/status\/1318794873126875138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>The form is prescribed under Section 15(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) whereby if a form wasn&#8217;t issued, there would be no clear evidence that gave the basis for a charge under the Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this decision causes more confusion as Khairuddin was compounded RM1,000 by the Ministry of Health for breaking quarantine back in August 7. Why was he compounded for breaking quarantine if he wasn&#8217;t issued the 14B form?<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15766\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/teresa_kok_2504b-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>DAP Member of Parliament for Seputeh, Teresa Kok<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Member of Parliament for Seputeh, Teresa Kok lambasted this decision which is a clear sign of double standards from the PN government. Furthermore, this decision incited public anger as there have been multiple well-documented instances where ordinary citizens were meted heavier fines and even jail terms for similar offences. She stressed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cNow we\u2019re told that the Health Ministry didn\u2019t give (Khairuddin) the quarantine form. How come this wasn\u2019t told to us when the issue was first brought up?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16596\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-465x372.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work-960x767.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Work.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The former Minister of Primary Industries has also called upon the Health Minister, Dr Adham Baba to explain why his fellow Cabinet member was given special treatment and was not issued with the form after returning from Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cThis decision clearly shows the double standards. When we came back from Sabah, we had to go through a lot of processes, spending a few hours at the airport, and had to be quarantined. Everyone coming back from overseas had also undergone Covid-19 tests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.nst.com.my\/images\/articles\/olshmc4001a.jpg_1589270568.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister demands apology, RM30mil damages from C4 over allegation\" width=\"550\"\/><figcaption><em>Health Minister, Dr Adham Baba has a lot of explaining to do<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u201cIs this the fault of the Health Ministry? It\u2019s a very straightforward thing. The ball is in the Health Ministry\u2019s court,&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&amp;nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every Malaysian who just returned from overseas between June 10 to July 23 were subject to a 14-day mandatory quarantine period at home under the Home Surveillance Order. Khairuddin violated the order and even attended a Dewan Rakyat meeting and various other events shortly after returning from Turkey on July 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After over 100 days pending, we finally got an update regarding Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali&#8217;s case of breaking mandatory quarantine. Following a &#8216;ping-pong match&#8217; where the investigation papers went back and forth between the police and the Attorney-General&#8217;s Chambers, a decision was finally being made: &nbsp; No [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,274],"tags":[797,367,921,795,637,170,933,27],"class_list":["post-16779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current","category-national","tag-adham-baba","tag-covid-19","tag-double-standards","tag-moh","tag-mohd-khairuddin-aman-razali","tag-police","tag-quarantine","tag-teresa-kok"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16797,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16779\/revisions\/16797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}