Day: September 4, 2022

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Public urged to grab 50 pct discount on traffic summons at Kedah AKM Tour

ALOR SETAR, Sept 4 (Bernama) — The people in Kedah are urged to take advantage of the 50 per cent discount on traffic summons in conjunction with the Kedah edition of the Malaysian Family Aspiration (AKM) Tour at Darul Aman Stadium today.

Supervisor in-charge of the counter on behalf of Kedah Police Contingent Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division, Sergeant Major Jamaludin Said, hoped the public would not miss the offer which ends at 5 pm today.

“We have set a target to settle the outstanding cases for the Kedah contingent. We hope the public will not only visit the booths of the other agencies and companies, but will stop by our counter to verify and pay their summonses,” he told Bernama.

Jamaludin further said more than RM331,000 worth of summonses were collected on the first and second days of the Kedah AKM tour.

He said most of the payments were for speeding and parking violations.

Meanwhile, Bukhori Ludin, 65, from Changlun, Kubang Pasu, about 40 kilometres from here, who accompanied his 24-year-old daughter to pay the summonses, said the discount of up to 50 per cent was a good initiative and great relief for everyone.

“I wanted to settle the summons at the Kubang Pasu district police headquarters, but the police told me to come here as they are offering a 50 per cent discount,” he said.

The three-day AKM tour opened for visitors on Friday at the Darul Aman Stadium compound. This is the ninth edition after Johor, Perlis, Sabah, Terengganu, Perak, Kelantan, Sarawak and Selangor.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Gov’t still studying implications of separating powers of AG and Public Prosecutor – Wan Junaidi

KUCHING, Sept 4 (Bernama) — The government is still studying the implications of the proposed separation of powers between the Attorney-General and the Public Prosecutor, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

He said that although many other countries, including Commonwealth countries, have done this, the proposal is not easy to implement.

He explained that for the proposal to be implemented in Malaysia, as many as 19 existing laws as well as the Federal Constitution need to be amended.

In addition, he said the matter also involves costs that requires additional government spending.

“If the proposal is implemented, the AG needs to have his own office, library, staff and advisers because he can no longer share with the Public Prosecutor.

“We also don’t know how many million is needed a year to finance this matter,” he told reporters after attending a ceremony to hand over premium deposit for Masjid Kampung Sejingkat land at Kampung Sejingkat, here today.

Wan Junaidi said that he personally supports the proposed separation of powers, but a comprehensive study is needed before any decision is made.

Yesterday, political scientist from Sunway University, Prof Wong Chin Huat in an article reported in the local media suggested that the role of Public Prosecutor be separated from the Attorney-General before the 15th General Election (GE15).

According to him, the proposal is necessary so that the public prosecutor can be ‘free’ from any political interference.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency