Deputy health minister says sorry over tahfiz visit

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 20 Apr 2020 8:01PM · 6 Comments

Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali says he appreciates the sacrifices made by Covid-19 frontliners. – Facebook pic, April 20, 2020.

ADMITTING his mistake, Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali has apologised for breaching the movement-control order by visiting a tahfiz school in Perak.

He said he gave his statement on the matter to Putrajaya police today.

“I apologise and admit my mistake over my presence at a tahfiz school in Lenggong, Perak, on April 17 during an official visit to Klinik Kesihatan Lenggong to monitor the situation of frontliners handling the Covid-19 outbreak,” he said in a statement.

“I truly appreciate the sacrifices made by frontliners, including police, the armed forces, and staff of the Health Ministry and other government agencies involved in dealing with the outbreak.”

The Bersatu man caught flak over photos of him tucking into a meal with more than a dozen people at the school.

The pictures were shared on Dr Noor Azmi’s Facebook account, and then taken down. The page, too, was subsequently deleted.

However, screenshots of the photos have been circulated by social media users, with some on Twitter slamming the politician.

“Why are they allowed to break the rules? Are there different rules for the elite and ordinary people?” said @bobot34428509.

Dr Noor Azmi’s apology comes after one issued by Perak exco Razman Zakaria.

The PAS assemblyman told The Malaysian Insight that Maahad Tahfiz Al-Quran Lid Dakwah Wal Imamah had not planned for a sit-down meal.

However, he said, villagers wanted to keep to the normal practice.

“People had travelled from Kuala Lumpur, and the programme went on all day. The last programme was in Lenggong, and from morning till afternoon, they had not eaten.

“So they (tahfiz school) prepared lunch. The procedure included self-service and sitting 1m apart.”

Razman, too, has given his statement to police. – April 20, 2020.

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  • Can we release all those detained over the MCO by just issuing an apology statement. Please don't practise double standard.

    Posted 6 years ago by Anak Malaysia · Reply

  • He has admitted to breaching MCO. RM1,000 fine automatically.

    Posted 6 years ago by Teo Kh · Reply

  • Sorry means confession of guilt. So mandatory fine has to be imposed if not those already fined has to be reimbursed, right?

    Posted 6 years ago by Justin Leno · Reply

  • How many frontliners are there in Klinik Kesihatan Lenggong for him to monitor??

    Posted 6 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • Back door politics 101 : whenever get caught with your pants down, just say it was misquoted or say sorry. Imdeebe players can also apply this proven method.

    Posted 6 years ago by Neo apartheird 101 · Reply

  • sorry je? podahhh..backdoor gomen man..go fark spiders!

    Posted 6 years ago by KNN ... · Reply