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PUTRAJAYA: The daughter of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and her husband were fined RM800 (US $ 186) each on Tuesday (May 5) for breaching the movement control order (MCO).
Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid and Saiful Nizam Mohd Yusoff pleaded guilty in a first instance court to violating Regulation 3 (1) of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Regulations (measures within infected local areas) 2020, Malaysian media reported .
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The crime carries a maximum fine of RM1,000 or a prison sentence of no more than six months, or both.
Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid (right), daughter of former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamid, posted this photo of her and her husband Saiful Nizam Mohd Yusoff asking Prime Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri’s Department Minister when Malaysia is under movement control To stop the spread of COVID-19. (Photo: Instagram / nurul.zahid)
The couple had previously broken the MCO rule that required people to stay home to break the COVID-19 chain of infection.
They paid a visit to the Prime Minister’s Department Minister, Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, and to the Deputy Minister for Environment and Water, Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad, during the MCO.
The photos of the visits were published on Nurulhidayah’s Instagram account, generating criticism from the public.
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The Bukit Aman Classified Criminal Investigation Unit (D5) opened an investigation document against them under Section 269 of the Penal Code. The police took their statements on April 24.
Bukit Aman CID director Huzir Mohamed previously said that the investigative document was forwarded to the Chambers of the Attorney General and that the police were ordered to charge them in accordance with Regulation 3 (1) of the Prevention and Control Regulation of Infectious Diseases (Measures within local infected areas) 2020.
He emphasized that no person could escape action if he found himself intentionally violating the laws of the country.
Ahmad Zahid, Member of Parliament for Bagan Datuk, was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2015 to 2018.
He is the current president of the United National Organization of Malaysia, which is part of the ruling coalition.
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