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ALOR SETAR: A group that sued the owner of a nasi kandar restaurant for starting the Sivagangga Covid-19 group in Kedah, said today that it will also sue a politician for starting a new group in the Kulim area after returning from Sabah recently.
Kedah Consumers Association (CAKE) secretary Mohamad Yusrizal Yusoff said the politician was negligent as he was not tested for the virus after returning from a campaign in Sabah, which was a high-risk area.
The Health Ministry said that the new cluster “Bah Lunas” had been detected in Kulim, turning it into a yellow zone with three cases as of noon yesterday. There are 809 cases in Kedah, with 475 patients in treatment and six deaths so far.
“We will not engage with anyone who has gone against Covid-19 SOPs or who has been willfully negligent, causing Kedah consumers and people to suffer,” Yusrizal told FMT.
“The lawsuit would be started by the people of Kulim against said politician free of charge. Those who want to be part of the lawsuit can contact us on Facebook or at 04-7718241 ”.
Businesses affected by the new group and the parents of students from SK Permatang Janggus in Butterworth would also be part of the lawsuit, he said.
The students’ parents are also involved, as the politician’s wife, a school teacher, also tested positive.
This led to 396 students being tested last week, 71 of whom tested negative as of yesterday. The other results have yet to be revealed.
The school grounds are currently off limits to the public for a week starting October 1.
FMT has contacted the politician in question for comment.
On August 19, CAKE filed a 1.5 million ringgit civil lawsuit against an Indian citizen who is said to be the creator of the Sivagangga Covid-19 group in High Court here.
He applied for an interim court order to prevent nasi kandar restaurant operator Nezar Mohamed Shabur Batcha from leaving the Napoh mukim or sub-district in Kubang Pasu, Kedah, or leaving the country until the case was resolved.
CAKE’s attorney, Mohammad Zunun Baihakky, said the plaintiffs were business owners, workers and wage earners affected by the selective enhanced movement control order imposed due to Nezar’s violation of a 14-day quarantine upon his return from India.
Other claimants include the Napoh City RTC Distributors Committee, the Napoh Youth Entrepreneurs Club, the Napoh Small Merchants and Sellers Association, and two Napoh resident associations.
Yusrizal said procedures had stalled due to the closure at Alor Setar.
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