NO political party or person is above the law, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.

He said even when the country is currently under phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan, clear standard operating procedure (SOP) that had been announced based on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) must be complied with at all times.

“We won’t compromise. There’s no difference between commoners and VVIPs, both will have to face the compound. No one is above the law, so I hope everyone will comply with the SOP,” he told a press conference after launching the National Vaccine Development Roadmap (PPVN) and Malaysian Genome and Vaccine Institute (MGVI) here today.

Ismail said this in response to media reports on the RM10,000 compound issued to several political parties for defying the SOP, including to Barisan National for launching its election machinery and to Malacca PKR for holding a social event, both relating to the Malacca polls.

Prior to this, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said all activities, gatherings or social events related to the Malacca elections are not allowed from October 25 to November 27 to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. – Bernama, November 1, 2021.