Act 342: DAP to oppose amendment bill, calls it 'harshly punitive'

Published: Dec 17, 2021 7:36 AM | Updated: Dec 17, 2021 7:46 AM

DAP will oppose the bill to amend anti-pandemic law Act 342 when it is up for debate this coming Monday, party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said.

In a statement today, Lim called the new amount of punishment being proposed by the Health Ministry as astronomical and "harshly punitive on the rakyat"...

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