.jpg?ext=.jpg "Pay The Fine, Perak Exco Defends RM1,500 Fine Towards Perak Matriculation Students")
A Perak state executive committee member has defended the move by state health officials to compound six matriculation students RM1,500 each for not wearing their masks properly.
Malaysians were angered when news surfaced on the matter, with many saying that the students should have been let off with a warning instead.
The whole issue started when officials from the state health department raided the cafetaria at the Perak Matriculation College in Gopeng on Sunday (18 April).
Following the raid, they noticed that some students were not wearing their masks properly and officials proceeded to issue RM1,500 compounds to them.
Yesterday (20 April), Perak Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Mohd Akmal Kamarudin however, called for the students to just settle the fines.
"They (the health officers) were working to break the chain of infection. We should respect them.
"These students don't have to worry about it (paying the fine) because they can appeal for a lower amount. They should able to afford it (discounted amount).
"I can help to pay the compounds if they can't afford it," Akmal said as reported by New Straits Times.
Wow, just wow!
Of course Mohd Akmal's condescending statement (if you read it again, it kinda comes off as arrogant as well) did not go down well with students and Malaysians alike.
Honestly, if you were ever a student, you'd know that RM1,500 is a LOT of money.
It's a lot of money to a student and a lot of money to an everage Malaysian family as well.
Boleh bayar ye. Mmg pelajar income bulan2 10k? mak ayh kami plk ada anak srg je. Mmg kmi xde adik beradik lain. Mmg mak ayah T20?. Bestkan jdi org kaya. Nmpk 1500 tu sikit ja di mata diaorang. Semua mmpu byr. Kami ni nangis2 ikat perlu kekadang sbb duit dlm bank tinggal 10?
— ✴ (@faidnana) April 20, 2021
nak rayu rayu mende? aduhhhhh tak boleh ke tarik balik kompaun tu? susah sangat ke nak buat? bebudak tu mana ada duit! nak raya lagi ni ha. banyak pakai duit. rakyat banyak terbeban lagi nak bebankan. pening aku
— suraya??? (@syurgaku7) April 20, 2021
— Ba'al Al Zubab (@DinTikos) April 20, 2021
Heeiii bodoh kau dengar sini eh..ko ingat budak budak tu mampu ke? Ingat mak bapak dia T20 ke nk bayar? Bincang la tarik balik kompaun..harap jawatan tinggi tak reti guna..tak reti ke ws each other pasal ni?
— Izzah ✨ (@satnakpikiaq) April 20, 2021
Puasa puasa ni patut bnykkan ibadah..bukan timbulkan amarah!!
Guna la budi bicara dulu. Warning dulu. Esok dtg lagi sekali. Orang lain berlumba-lumba nak bantu pelajar. Puak2 depa ni berlumba2 nak kompaun pelajar.
— Baraq with no Obama (@mabbi2012) April 20, 2021
Gila betul.. Dengan student boleh plak disuruh bayar walaupon boleh buat rayuan kurangkan kompaun.. Ehh Akmal, kami students ni duit belanja untuk makan pon terpaksa catu tau.. Goblok amat..
— Aiman (@mistaaimanvevo) April 20, 2021
Many were also extremely angry at how the students were treated as compared to how some celebrities and politicians were treated when it came to breaching COVID-19 SOPs.
#doublestandards
Kalau student laju je, kalau Menteri, Artis , VViP .. siasatan dan siasatan dan siasatan .. lepas tu senyap , exco ke apa ke semuanya membisu .
— Elyna Abdullah (@AbdullahElyna) April 20, 2021
Apahal la nak rayu... Buka la kertas siasatan dulu.. Polis hanta pada AG office, AG office tanya MOH, pass balik ke AG, tanya pulak Rela, Rela tanya pak guard... Apa punya kerajaan.. Kes nelofa beriya backup.. Studenr senag je ko suruh rayu...tapi still kena bayar
— Jinxga (@donkapow) April 20, 2021
Honestly, we stand with Malaysians when it comes to this matter.
Just do away with the compound lah. Give them a warning and let's just get on with our lives.
It's not like they were out in the open anyway.
They were within campus and they have not been outside for months.
Yes, rules are there for a reason but sometimes you need to use your heart (and head) too.