KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, who is under police investigation, has cited a federal directive to absolve himself of blame for not remaining quarantined upon his return from Sabah.
A statement from the Selangor menteri besar’s office today said he did not infringe the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, in light of Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s statement on September 22 that returnees from the Borneo state need not undergo quarantine.
Amirudin is being investigated for allegedly breaching quarantine orders under Sections 15 and 22(b) of the act, and flouting the Health Ministry’s home-quarantine directive.
“The Selangor MB returned from Sabah on September 28 and underwent a Covid-19 PCR screening at klia2. The next day, the test came back negative,” said the statement.
“Following the federal government’s directive, quarantine is not required for individuals who get a negative result from the PCR test.
“In addition, Amirudin was given a home-surveillance release letter following his result.”
Nonetheless, it said, the Batu Caves rep still underwent quarantine.
On October 4, he admitted to coming out of isolation to attend to the pollution incident affecting the Sg Semenyih water treatment plant.
“Following the principle of accountability, the MB took steps to inform the public, through social media, about his actions on the same day.” – The Vibes, November 2, 2020
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