{"id":8696,"date":"2021-03-16T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8696"},"modified":"2021-03-16T23:01:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:01:37","slug":"vaccine-queue-jumping-claim-individual-called-not-a-whistleblower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8696","title":{"rendered":"Vaccine queue-jumping claim: Individual called not a whistleblower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The individual called up by the police regarding the COVID-19 vaccination queue-jumping allegation involving staff of Kelantan State Secretary\u2019s Office staff is not a whistleblower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said the police called the individual up because they wanted to know where he obtained such information which he posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActing on his tweet, the police called him, and no he is not the whistleblower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me, if there is a whistleblower that provides information about this case, I would defend him,\u201d he told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"whistleblower\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Hamid stressed that the individual was also not a suspect because a suspect is someone who is suspected of committing a crime or involved in a legal charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the word \u201csuspect\u201d used for individual asked to provide his statement could cause a misunderstanding and concern among the public to provide information for fear of being investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe public need not worry to be a whistleblower as their safety and personal details will be protected and not exposed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Hamid said he welcomed any whistleblower who was willing to provide information about any criminal activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 3, Kelantan Local Government, Housing and Health committee chairman\u2019s special officer Mohamad Taufik Ramli lodged a police report regarding a post on social media about 200 staff of Kelantan State Secretary\u2019s Office allegedly trying to jump the queue to become early recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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