The Malaysian Insight

PARLIAMENT should reveal the identities of the four MPs who have not been vaccinated due to their religious beliefs, Akmal Mohd Nasir said. 

“There are rumours out there that several MPs have not been jabbed due to their religious beliefs,” said the Johor Baru MP in Dewan Rakyat today. 

He said that Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun had also revealed that some MPs have yet to be vaccinated at all.

“I do not believe that vaccination will obstruct or reduce my religious beliefs. As such, I hope that the speaker will reveal MPs who have refused to be vaccinated. 

“As lawmakers, we must live up to our responsibilities,” said Akmal. 

Last week, Azhar said that 35 MPs have only received one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, while four have not received even their first jab for undisclosed reasons. 

He added that they were still allowed to attend Dewan Rakyat sittings. 

“All MPs are allowed to come to Parliament even if they are not vaccinated, but we advise those who are not vaccinated to be careful, because we cannot stop them from performing their duties under the federal constitution,” said the speaker. 

In June, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government was considering taking legal action against anti-vaccine groups in the country if they were found to have incited public opinion against the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. 

According to the programme, only 20.1 million or 61.7% of the total 32.7 million population have registered to be vaccinated. Of the total, 18.8 million are those above 18 while 1.2 million are below 18. – July 28, 2021.