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The time has come for the Perikatan Nasional government to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the Khairuddin quarantine charade – no cover-ups, no make-ups or any other cock-and-bull stories.
Start with:
– the names of those in the Khairuddin tour who visited Turkey from July 3 -7, whether in their official or private capacity;
– whether authorisation by the Prime Minister was given for the Turkish trip, why and the the nature of the authorisation;
– the full programme – both official and private – of the group in Turkey from July 3 – 7;
– whether all members were given a Covid-19 special test on their return at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the outcome;
– who refused to undergo a 14-day quarantine and to wear the pink wristband for the period;
– whether this was the result of the defiance and recalcitrance of Khairuddin or the negligence of Ministry of Health officers;
– the action taken whether for Khairuddin’s defiance or the negligence of the MOH officers for the breach of the quarantine SOP by Khairuddin and group from July 7 to July 21;
– the programme of activities of Khairuddin and every member of the group from July 3 – July 21 and from July 21 to August 18 (when the matter was brought up in Parliament by MP for Teresa Kok);
– when was the decision taken by the Ministry of Health to issue the RM1,000 compound fine dated August 7;
– the date Khairuddin paid the RM1,000 compound fine;
– why Khairuddin and the members of his group who breached the quarantine SOP were not charged in court for their breaches;
– why the Ministry of Health had pretended until yesterday that they were investigating the case when the Ministry now claims that it had been resolved;
– why Khairuddin had not admitted to the quarantine breach when the matter was first brought up in Parliament on August 18 instead of implying that he had the approval of the Prime Minister for his breaching of the Covid-19 SOP;
– what action had been taken by Ministry of Health against each one of the other members of the Khairuddin troupe for breaching the 14-day quarantine SOP; and
– who marred Malaysia’s international image and reputation by falsely claiming that Turkey as a “green country (zone)” for the Covid-19 pandemic when it was one of the epicentres of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Malaysians have the right to demand the truth from the government.
It is shocking that after the formation of the “backdoor” government following the Sheraton Move in February 2020 which stole the people’s mandate in the 14th General Election on May 9, 2018 for change and reform for Malaysia to live up to its potential as a multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-civilisational country and to be a world-class nation of excellence and achievement in various fields of human endeavour, dishonesty, abuse of power, lies and deceit have become the second nature of the government of the day.
The Khairuddin quarantine charade may be a comedy of errors for the “backdoor” government, but it is a national tragedy especially on the eve of the Golden Jubilee celebrations for Rukunegara when Cabinet Minister should be exemplars of Rukunegara instead of being the very opposite.
Malaysians are greatly disappointed by the moral fibre of the political leaders in government but let these politicians in government not drag and destroy the professional excellence of the public service particularly in the case of the new Malaysian hero, the Director-General of Health, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah – who has rightly been honoured by being conferred a Tan Sri for his outstanding leadership in the fight against the Covid-19.
Let us not destroy a Noor Hisham to save a “air suam” Minister or a Covid-19 SOP violator.
Khairuddin yesterday apologised to all Malaysians for violating the quarantine SOP.
Questions have been raised as to how genuine is Khairuddin’s apology, as he should have tendered his apology when Teresa Kok raised the issue in Parliament last Tuesday if he was genuinely sorry about his quarantine charade – instead of trying to bluff his way out of the situation and got caught red-handed five days later.
(Media Statement by DAP MP for Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang in Gelang Patah on Sunday, 23rd August 2020)
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Kisah Kuarantin Khairuddin: Beritahulah kebenarannya, tak perlu lagi nak disorok, dibuat-buat, atau apa-apa lagi cerita yang bukan-bukan
Masanya telah tiba untuk kerajaan Perikatan Nasional memberitahu semua rakyat Malaysia keseluruhan cerita sebenar berkaitan dengan skandal ingkar kuarantin Khairuddin — tidak perlu lagi sebarang penyorokkan fakta, cerita dibuat-buat, atau apa-apa lagi cerita yang bukan-bukan.
Kerajaan boleh bermula dengan menyatakan:
– nama semua ahli rombongan yang bersama dengan Khairuddin ke Turki di antara 3 ke 7 Julai dan sama ada mereka menyertai rombongan ini di atas kapasiti peribadi atau rasmi;
– sama ada Perdana Menteri telah pun memberikan kelulusan untuk lawatan ke Turki ini, mengapa kelulusan diberikan, dan tujuan kelulusan untuk lawatan ini diberikan;
– aturcara penuh lawatan ini — kedua-dua aturcara rasmi dan peribadi — untuk semua ahli rombongan daripada 3 ke 7 Julai;
– sama ada semua ahli rombongan ini telah menjalani ujian saringan khas Covid-19 sejurus selepas mereka pulang di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur dan nyatakan keputusan ujian saringan ini;
– siapa yang enggan untuk menjalani kuarantin selama 14 hari dan dipakaikan gelang tangan merah jambu;
– sama ada perkara di mana terdapat mereka yang enggan untuk menjalani kuarantin dan dipakaikan gelang tangan merah jambu ini terjadi akibat kedegilan Khairuddin ataupun kecuaian pegawai KKM;
– tindakan yang diambil, sama ada terhadap kedegilan Khairuddin ataupun kecuaian pegawai KKM yang telah membawa kepada pelanggaran SOP oleh Khairuddin dan ahli rombongan beliau di antara 7 Julai sehingga 21 Julai;
– aturcara aktiviti Khairuddin dan semua ahli rombongan beliau di antara 7 sehingga 21 Julai (tempoh kuarantin) dan di antara 21 Julai sehingga 18 Ogos (tarikh perkara ini dibangkitkan di Parlimen oleh Ahli Parlimen Seputeh Teresa Kok);
– bilakah keputusan diambil oleh Kementerian Kesihatan untuk mengeluarkan kompaun RM1,000 yang bertarikh 7 Ogos kepada Khairuddin;
– tarikh Khairuddin membayar kompaun RM1,000 ini;
– mengapa Khairuddin dan ahli rombongan beliau yang telah mengingkari SOP Covid-19 tidak didakwa di mahkamah;
– mengapa pihak Kementerian Kesihatan sehingga semalam, masih berpura-pura sedang menyiasat kes ini sedangkan kini pihak Kementerian mendakwa yang kes ini telah pun selesai;
– mengapakah Khairuddin tidak mengaku mengenai pelanggaran perintah kuarantin beliau semasa perkara ini mula dibangkitkan di Parlimen pada 18 Ogos, tetapi telah cuba untuk menyiratkan yang pelanggaran SOP ini telah mendapat kebenaran Perdana Menteri;
– apakah tindakan yang telah diambil oleh Kementerian Kesihatan terhadap setiap seorang ahli-ahli rombongan yang bersama Khairuddin yang telah melanggar SOP kuarantin 14 hari; dan
– siapakah yang telah mencelakan reputasi dan maruah negara dengan mengatakan yang Turki adalah sebuah “negara zon hijau” untuk pandemik Covid-19 sedangkan negara tersebut merupakan salah satu daripada pusat penularan utama.
Rakyat Malaysia berhak untuk mendapatkan kebenaran daripada kerajaan.
Apa yang mengejutkan selepas kerajaan pintu belakang ditubuhkan selepas Langkah Sheraton pada Februari lalu — kejadian yang telah mencuri mandat rakyat yang diberikan pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke 14 pada 9 Mei 2018, untuk perubahan dan reformasi bagi membolehkan negara kita untuk mencapai potensi penuhnya sebagai sebuah negara pelbagai kaum, bahasa, dan budaya dan untuk menjadi sebuah negara berkelas dunia yang berteraskan kecemerlangan dan pencapaian dalam pelbagai bidang yang diceburi oleh umat manusia — ketidakjujuran, penyalahgunaan kuasa, pembohongan, dan tipu daya kini sudah menjadi perkara yang biasa dilakukan oleh kerajaan semasa.
Episod kuarantin Khairuddin ini mungkin dipandang enteng oleh kerajaan pintu belakang ini, namun ia merupakan satu tragedi untuk negara kita terutamanya apabila kita berada di ambang sambutan Jubli Emas Rukunegara, yang mana Menteri Kabinet sepatutnya menjadi contoh terbaik yang mengamalkan prinsip-prinsip Rukunegara ini dan bukan sebaliknya.
Rakyat Malaysia telah berasa kecewa dengan prinsip moral yang ditunjukkan oleh para pemimpin politik di dalam kerajaan, tetapi jangan kita benarkan para ahli politik ini untuk menarik dan memusnahkan kecemerlangan profesional para petugas awam, terutamanya yang diketuai oleh hero baharu negara, Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah — yang baru-baru ini telah dianugerahkan darjah Tan Sri di atas sumbangan beliau dalam melawan wabak Covid-19.
Janganlah kita rosakkan maruah seorang Dr Noor Hisham untuk menyelamatkan seorang menteri “air suam” ataupun seorang pengingkar SOP Covid-19.
Semalam, Khairuddin telah memohon maaf kepada semua rakyat Malaysia akibat mengingkari SOP kuarantin ini.
Persoalan telah ditimbulkan mengenai keikhlasan permohonan maaf ini, memandangkan ia sepatutnya telah dizahirkan semasa isu ini ditimbulkan di Parlimen oleh Teresa Kok pada hari Selasa lepas jika beliau benar-benar terasa bersalah kerana telah mengingkari SOP kuarantin — bukannya dengan mencuba untuk menipu dan kemudiannya terbongkar segala penipuannya lima hari kemudian.
(Kenyataan Media Ahli Parlimen DAP Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang pada hari Ahad 23 Ogos 2020)
#1 by Bigjoe on Sunday, 23 August 2020 - 1:32 pm
It is ridiculous itself that there need to be a demand that Khairuddin tell the truth. Fact is he is guilty as day and night. By law, he loses his seats and go to jail. Period. There is no doubt. Fact is he can deny and there are people willing to support his denial, helping him to cover up the impossible to cover up, its just insulting people intelligence.
But what is interesting is the reaction within UMNO – the call for Khairuddin to resign. It not only reveal that there is Team A Vs. Team B in UMNO but also Team A, lead by Najib has infected with their corrupt ways as Khairuddin has long been linked to corruption within PAS effected during Najib’s administration.
There is no longer any Malay parties in Malaysia, there is only Pencuri Lampu Ajaib parties – stealers of the magic lamp as lamented b Tunku Abdul Rahman of ultras, Mahathr and the Mahathirist..
Mahathir and Najib should be so proud of their handiwork..
#2 by Bigjoe on Monday, 24 August 2020 - 3:51 am
Syed Saddiq raise a very pertinent question that if PAS cannot apply such a simple law equally, why would they apply Hudud equally? For that matter why should everything not more unequal under PAS and Maufakat especially most relevant for Sabah and Sarawak?