“If SOPs are changed to save yourself, will lawlessness be rampant?” Hannah Yeoh Calls Out Double Standards

On 24 November, several opposition MPs had questioned Keningau MP Jeffrey Kitingan on whether he had completed his mandatory self-quarantine after returning from Sabah to attend parliament.

The Sepanggar MP then said that Jeffrey Kitingan attended the Sabah state assembly on 12 November and by attending parliament on 24 November, it indicates that he might not have completed the mandatory 14-days self-quarantine.

The deputy speaker then received confirmation from the Dewan Rakyat secretary which said that the Keningau MP had received a “relief order” from the health ministry “after finishing quarantine”.

Shortly after the parliamentary session had ended, the Ministry of Health sent out a tweet that said: Starting 25 November people in Sabah who would like to travel to other states will only have to do a swab test three days before travelling to other states. The tweet was deleted later on.

This has, of course, angered many people, such as the head Wirawati Chief of the Sabah Warisan party.

Sy berada di KL sejak 15hb Okt untuk memenuhi syarat 14-hari kuarantin dan tidak pernah balik kawasan lagi sehingga sekarang.

Suddenly tadi bila kita persoal kehadiran Keningau yang belum sampai 14-hari, terus ubah SOP ka?? https://t.co/F4hI9OnFc6

— Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (@munirah_11) November 24, 2020

And also Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh.

Taking to Twitter in the evening, she said: “When I heard of the change in quarantine rules after the issue was brought up in parliament I felt really angry for operators of hotels, taska and tadika and also restaurants that are on the verge of bankruptcy due to the SOPs by the PN government. Also included are the children who don’t get to go to school.”

Bila saya dengar SOP kuarantin MP Sabah ditukar selepas jadi isu di Parlimen, saya rasa sangat marah bila teringat nasib pengusaha hotel, tadika, taska, restoran yang hampir muflis kerana SOP buatan MKN Kerajaan PN. Belum ditambah lagi nasib anak2 kecil yg tak dapat bersekolah ?

— Hannah Yeoh (@hannahyeoh) November 24, 2020

She continues and says,

“If the government changes SOPs to save the lives of the rakyat, no one will be angry. But if they change it to save themselves… will lawlessness be rampant?”

Tahukah Kerajaan PN :

Kalau ubah SOP untuk selamatkan rakyat, tak ada orang akan marah

Tetapi bila ubah SOP untuk selamatkan Kerajaan PN…

Ketidakpatuhan undang-undang akan berleluasa?

— Hannah Yeoh (@hannahyeoh) November 24, 2020

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Also read: “Relief Order” For Keningau MP Who Didn’t Undergo Mandatory Quarantine After Returning From Sabah