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PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been criticized for not “registering” with the MySejahtera app before entering a chicken rice shop, admitted he was at fault and asked authorities to fine him for his mistake .
In a video that has gone viral, the former prime minister can be seen being ushered to his seat immediately after arriving at a popular chicken rice shop in Kuala Lumpur.
Although his officers had “registered,” Najib said he did not do so, although it was not intentional.
“It does not matter. I told the authorities to impose a fine on me for my mistake and that I will pay the fine voluntarily,” he said in a Facebook post, adding that he would do it within seven days to get the rate of “early booking discount. ”From RM750.
“For me, there is no double standard.”
Pekan’s deputy said he did not want any “double standards” question raised in his case, although he could not say the same for other “parties or ministers”.
Najib’s post comes a day after police said they had opened an investigative document into allegations that several ministers had circumvented Covid-19 SOPs by crossing state lines for a wedding reception.
Among those named in the police report are Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, and Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa.
A few days ago, two lawyers and a parliamentarian also asked the authorities to carry out an independent investigation into the alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO) of the Minister of Housing and the local government, Zuraida Kamaruddin, related to a cycling event.
The National Landscape Department said the event was not a “fun trip” as claimed on social media and that Covid-19 rules were followed at all times.
