Hishammuddin doesn’t need to resign, says PM on SOP breach

Earlier today, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh had demanded Hishammuddin’s resignation, calling the breach, “unforgivable” given that he chairs the Covid-19 Quartet Ministers’ Meeting and is charged with managing and announcing Covid-19 SOPs. Yeoh questioned how the public could trust him in deciding SOPs moving forward.

(FMT) – Senior defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein does not have to resign although he was caught breaching Covid-19 SOPs at an event in Johor, says Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Ismail said the offence committed by Hishammuddin was not a crime, he said at a press conference.

“Violating the SOPs is not a crime. A compound notice has been issued by the health ministry.

“Many government officers have violated the SOPs. Do they then need to hand in their resignation?”

Earlier today, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh had demanded Hishammuddin’s resignation, calling the breach, “unforgivable” given that he chairs the Covid-19 Quartet Ministers’ Meeting and is charged with managing and announcing Covid-19 SOPs.

Yeoh questioned how the public could trust him in deciding SOPs moving forward.

Hishammuddin had been caught on video mingling in a crowd during the launch of the Johor MIC Brigade in Kota Iskandar yesterday.

He later admitted in a tweet he was in the wrong and that “no one is above the law”.

Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin subsequently ordered a compound notice to be issued to him for violating physical distancing rules.

MIC president SA Vigneswaran and Johor BN chairman Hasni Mohammad, who is also the incumbent Johor menteri besar, were also issued compound notices for breaching SOPs at the same event.