PETALING JAYA: Kota Raja MP Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu is willing to donate his entire ministerial salary until the dissolution of Parliament to support the campaign for a legal mechanism for house arrests to apply to all prisoners.
Mohamad said non-governmental organisations, legal practitioners and civil society groups must push for the proposed mechanism to ensure equal rights and treatment for all Malaysians.
"I am prepared to contribute my full salary as a Minister until the current parliamentary term ends to help finance NGOs to spearhead the campaign," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 11).
Mohamad said such a mechanism must be governed by fair and transparent regulations and apply equally to all prisoners, regardless of their social standing, political influence or family connections.
He stressed that equality before the law must be upheld and Malaysia should not have a two-tier justice system.
"The law must be fair to everyone. Justice must not become the exclusive right of certain groups. Malaysia cannot practise a two-tier justice system," he said.
He clarified that his position was not driven by any personal dispute with former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak or his family, but was based on the principles of the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law.
He also said that justice must be upheld without discrimination, selective privilege, or a two-tier system.
Former prime minister Najib is currently serving the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
The Nov 6 order allowed Najib to be released from prison upon payment of a RM50mil fine, with the remainder of his SRC International sentence to be served under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
