WANITA MCA acknowledges the efforts of the Sabah branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in remanding a 31-year old male suspect as part of its probe into a syndicate which allegedly bribed a volunteer at a vaccination centre to issue fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates on the MySejahtera app. Nevertheless, we are also saddened and dismayed that such cases could even permeate in complete defiance of public health and security issues.
Health and anti-corruption authorities need to investigate how wide the spread of the counterfeit certificates is. Sabahans who obtained the fake health papers should also cooperate with and provide authorities with as much information as possible on how they managed to secure the illegitimate certificates. They should also immediately register for the vaccination or approach service centres of any elected representative to seek their assistance to register for the jabs.