Health Ministry will decide on minister who breached SOP, says Ismail Sabri

Elill Easwaran Elill Easwaran Updated 5 years ago · Published on 22 Aug 2020 1:11PM · 5 Comments

Senior minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the Health Ministry will decide if action will be taken against Primary Industries Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali for allegedly flouting Covid-19 quarantine. – The Malaysian Insight pic, August 22, 2020.

THE Health Ministry will decide on what action is to be taken against Primary Industries Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali once investigations are completed, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The senior minister was commenting on the outrage by social media users who questioned the double-standards by the government in dealing with those who breached the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP).

Khairuddin had allegedly not observed the mandatory 14-day quarantine after he had returned from Turkey last month.

Under the National Security Council’s SOP, returnees must undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine. They are tested on arrival for the virus, and again, two weeks later.

Khairuddin had allegedly said he was tested three times for Covid-19 since his controversial trip to Turkey last month. He took the third test recently, ahead of an event at Istana Negara on August 17.

“The decision regarding the minister will not be made by me, it will be made by the Health Ministry,” said Ismail Sabri.

“It is taking some time as the investigations are still going on.”

A breach of the SOP is punishable under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act by up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, upon conviction. – August 22, 2020.

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Comments

  • Why is this not a police case? Why the double standard and the disparity?

    Posted 5 years ago by Alphonz Jayaratnam · Reply

  • This is clearly a police case and he should have been charged immediately.
    What is there left to investigate when the facts are already out in the open?
    Shame on Ismail Sabri. Shame.

    Posted 5 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • Why isn't the IGP taking action to charge him?

    Posted 5 years ago by Arul Inthirarajah · Reply

  • Malaysia boleh la

    Posted 5 years ago by Chai Hin Goh · Reply

  • suda la Mail...double standards and you know it...
    cakap x serupa bikin punya orang...

    Posted 5 years ago by KNN ... · Reply