Based on a document sighted by The Star, for individuals, the Bill will be amended to lower the initially proposed maximum RM100,000 fine or seven years’ jail under Section 24 to half, as “RM50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years”.
Also tweaked was to reduce the proposed punishments under Section 25 from a fine not exceeding RM1mil for a corporate body to RM500,000. The decision to lower the fines comes in the wake of outcry over the initial fines contained in Bill tabled in Parliament on Tuesday to amend the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 .
Also lowered is the compound amount under Section 31 not exceeding RM20,000, or an imprisonment term not exceeding three years or both. Under the present Act 342, health authorities are only empowered to impose a maximum fine of RM1,000 against companies and individuals who flout Covid-19 SOPs.
Repeated offenders and clusters at the workplace already caused lots of community infections, family member loss, and not to mention long MCO periods. Yes, MYR 1,000,000 fine is justified for the repeated offenses by businesses, organizations, and individuals.
This is just showing their INCOMPETENT in handling the COVID19 situation. With this fines...we definitely see more people ended up in prison. Higher possibility of more new Covid19 clusters in prison too. Passing one issue to another is just their way of doing things.
shd be quater
Two wrongs don't not make a right.
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