MP questions if Azmin violated MCO SOPs by attending gathering

Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir has questioned whether International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali had violated the second movement control order's (MCO 2.0) standard operating procedures (SOPs) after he attended a gathering.

Taking to Twitter, the PKR Youth chief shared a photograph of Azmin seated at a long table with five other individuals, believed to be taken during a function in Pengerang, Johor, today.

Azmin and the others in the picture were seen to be reading from a paper, with packed food and bottled water on the table.

"Heard there was a function with food (makan-makan) in Pengerang?

"Isn't it now during MCO ordinary people can't even eat out at restaurants? Is it because of (his) minister (status)?" Akmal tweeted.

Malaysiakini has reached out to Azmin's aides and is awaiting a response. 

Azmin was quoted by Bernama as saying that the flood relief mission he led was carried out with the permission of the National Security Council.

“Post-flood is a very crucial time for the government to help the victims such as in cleaning their houses and providing other assistance for them to survive.

“The NSC had given the approval for the mission to carry on with strict compliance with the SOP” he was quoted as saying.

Earlier, Bernama reported the senior minister participated in a mosque clean up at Kampung Bukit Raja Darat, Sungai Rengit, Pengerang.

He also reportedly announced an emergency allocation of RM100,000 for maintenance to the drainage system in Pengerang, said to be the cause of flooding earlier this month.

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