A Disappointed Mukhriz Confirms It Was His Daughter Who Was Arrested Over RMCO Breach

Mukhriz, who is the Jerlun Member of Parliament (MP) and the son of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, told reporters that his daughter and son-in-law were picked up by the police during a recent raid at a pub in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur, reported New Straits Times.

He said they deserved to be slapped with a RM1,000 compound each. They were arrested for being at the pub past 12am during the RMCO.

"It is true that my daughter and son-in-law were taken to the police station together with 27 others for breaching the curfew of RMCO," he told reporters yesterday, 27 August.

The 55-year-old said, "I had told my family members during this RMCO, don't breach any rules because we need to set a good example. I am sad and they deserve to be issued with the compound."

Mukhriz said he made no attempts to reduce the amount of the compound after expressing his gratitude over the police's stern and fair action against his family members.

"Had they been given a 'discount', Tun (his father Dr Mahathir) and I would have been accused of interfering in police business, asking them to give special treatment to my daughter and son-in-law," he said.

"This has nothing to do with it. There's plenty of other issues out there that could have an impact on the Barisan Nasional candidate instead," he told reporters at Felda Besout 3 in Trolak, Perak on Thursday.

He was there to campaign for independent candidate Amir Kusyairi Mohamad Tanusi in the Slim by-election happening this Saturday, 29 August.