The transport ministry has warned those with illegal driving licences that they only have two more weeks to surrender their licences to the integrity unit of the road transport department (JPJ) or face action. According to transport minister Anthony Loke, there would be no possibility of evasion because the JPJ has detailed information on their identities, Bernama reports.
“There will be a meeting on Monday with JPJ at JPJ headquarters and among the issues to be discussed include the total number of illegal driving licence holders who had surrendered. We have reminded all such licence holders or buyers to return them to JPJ within a month and now there is only two weeks left before we start taking action against them,” he said.
In September, Loke said that the ministry had identified 14,000 lesen terbang licences issued by renegade JPJ personnel over the past two years. The majority of the illegal driving licence holders are Malaysians, but there are also foreigners who bought their Malaysian driving licences. The licences are sold for between RM2,000 and RM3,500 each.
Last month, 12 JPJ officers and employees from Perlis, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah and Sarawak were detained for suspected involvement in the issuance of such licences. Loke added that since then, at least two more JPJ personnel have been apprehended by the Malaysian anti-corruption commission (MACC) in the case.
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Yet another hot air from the blowhard. If he had the meins to catch them, he would have already done so. Making such announcement means he does not have the ability.
This is not as bad as no lesen. No lesen is even worse problem. According to official statistics, there are 4 milion motorists with no lesen. In a country where there are 10 mil motorist, this means 1 in every 2.5 motorists are illegal and not qualified to drive or ride on the road.
And you wonder why there are so many accidents?
In the 80s, no lesen motorists amounted to only few thousands. 30 years later, because of duit kopi culture, no sen motorists ballooned to 4 million.
This what happens when you have a duit kopi enforcement culture. All offenders know, they can get away with it. This results in higher accidents.
A failing of our previous Government.
Under new Malaysia fair rule of law, the principle is that a person is innocent unless proven guilty in court. No more farcical law of apandy
Yup. In New Malaysia, a person is guilty when the top leader makes the accusation, then the law enforcements need to scramble and find the evidence, or arm twisting it from some dude, or just make some.
Hehe. This Loki is oso a Master of Mischief. Nothing better to do.
bro, in islamic term we call this as “ihsan”. in malay, “belas kasihan”. at least gov has some toleration minded before jump to punishment.
Loke is so good. Making so much of improvement. Yesterday I saw him take LRT. What a fantastic Minister.
Compared to before….a world of difference. No more dedak wei
Typical msian minister’s talk. Do it. Enforce it, then talk. What about the dark tinted, the modified muffler and expired road tax?
Leonardo DiCaprio starred in a film called ‘Catch Me If You Can’.
Transport ministry is a joke by such announcement. Gary is right.
JPJ has the list of 14,000 names of so, go prove it in court.
Making accusations and harping isn’t going to work here.