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Cheah Soon Hai wants AES to be put on hold

 
 

Press statement by

Gerakan Central Bureau on Environment, Security and Quality of Life Chairman

Dr. Cheah Soon Hai

 
 

20 November 2012

 
 

Gerakan Central Bureau on Environment, Security and Quality of Life Chairman, Dr. Cheah Soon Hai hoped that the AES system will be put on hold temporarily until all matters have been clarified.

 
 

"This current debacle between different parties in the AES system has lead to so much argument whether it's between the federal and state government or government and private sector. As a result countless rulings and orders have been issued by different parties."

 
 

Cheah highlighted that in his previous statement, he pointed out that the implementation of the much criticised AES system caused the four states under Pakatan Rakyat to suspend it in order to score points from the people. He questioned with only 14 AES cameras being installed, there were already so much noises from the public, what will happen if all 831 cameras being installed.

 
 

"We have even seen the AES cameras been vandalised to the point where the government is forced to install another camera to watch over the AES camera. This is indeed hilarious for the people as it makes no sense because the culprits will simply destroy the observing camera for vandalising the AES again."

 
 

Dr. Cheah, also Kedah Derga state assemblyman said that since there are even certain quarters calling for all previous AES issued summons to be rescinded, this is causing mass confusion to the people and certainly unfair to those who have paid up their summons.

 
 

"Another issue I would like to point out is that the government should not privatise the enforcement of the AES as this responsibility falls within the government's jurisdiction. In a country, only the government is entitled to enforce the law instead of other parties."

 
 

Finally, he repeated Gerakan's stand towards the AES where although it has a good intention, more studies need to be done including the legal requirements in order to prevent another fiasco from happening.