Malaysiakini (English)
ADUN SPEAKS | The proposed amendment to the Prevention and Control of the Infectious Disease Act, or simply known as Act 342, might go for second reading in the extended Parliament seating on Dec 20. This last-minute extension, despite protests from the opposition MPs, is a result of a meeting between Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and opposition leaders. Why there is a need for a stringent amendment that would impose a penalty of RM100,000 and a jail term of three years for those breaking the law in regard to the control of the Covid-19 pandemic is difficult to understand. Such a kind of l…