Faiz Fadzil, a Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) lawyer, claims that the traffic offence demerit system (Kejara) is unconstitutional.

Kejara, together with the Automatic Enforcement System (AES), which is a network of cameras capturing vehicle users who break the speed limit, forms the Automatic Awareness System (Awas).

"The implementation of Awas goes against the principle of legal justice with regard to 'double jeopardy' as enshrined in Article 7(2) of the Federal Constitution.

"Road users who commit a traffic offence will face two concurrent punishments," Faiz said in a statement today.

Faiz, who is also Amanah Youth deputy chief, said under Awas, traffic offenders captured by the AES would get a summon.

Anyone who pays the compound, which starts from RM150 and goes up to a maximum of RM300, would receive demerit points that could cost them their driving licence if they were to accumulate up to 20 demerit points, he added.

"Even though a road accident is a critical issue for the country, the act of punishing road users twice is unfair...," he said.

Faiz, who is also deputy chairperson of the Sekretariat Protes AES, also criticised the initial, bungled implementation of the AES.

The AES was initially subcontracted to the private sector, under which it would receive a cut from all the summonses issued.

This apparent profiteering through law enforcement sparked an uproar, prompting the Putrajaya to use the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT), a government entity, to take over as the concessionaire.