KUALA LUMPUR – Former Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has arrived at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters to submit a statement in the probe into him for not wearing a mask during a press conference on Tuesday.
He was seen exiting his car about 4.45pm – and wearing a mask, reported the Malay Mail.
He had been expected to show up hours earlier at 1pm.
Tajuddin courted trouble when he wore only a face shield during the press conference on a light rail transit crash near the KLCC station on Monday night.
Yesterday, he said it is easier to address the media with just a face shield.
“I was told the face shield was good enough,” he was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.
“I am sorry if the face shield was not good enough.
“The shield is not an ordinary shield; (it was) specially ordered from a reliable source.”
Earlier, Dang Wangi district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said an investigation has been launched after a video went viral of Tajuddin at the presser wearing a face shield but not a mask, in violation of the law.
“Dang Wangi police have conducted an investigation under Section 21A of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act (Act 342) and the regulations related to it.
“Those involved in the case will be called up to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters to give their statements in the near future. An investigation paper will be submitted to the public prosecutor’s office after investigations are completed.”
On Saturday, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said masks must be worn in public spaces, even if an individual wears the niqab or a face shield.
Under Act 342, it is compulsory to wear a mask in public places, he said.
“Face shields and niqab are no excuse to go (out) without a mask. It is still an offence if you do not have a mask on.” – The Vibes, May 27, 2021
