KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein says he has paid a fine after he was caught on camera vaping in the Dewan Rakyat.
"I was compounded for it and paid the fine. As I had stated, a wrong is a wrong and I had admitted to it and apologised," he said when the issue was raised by Wong Shu Qi in Dewan Rakyat on Monday .
Those who fail to pay the compound can be charged in court, where they are liable for a maximum fine of RM10,000 or two years in jail. Wong said she raised the matter last week under Standing Order 41 that states that an MP is not allowed to smoke in the Dewan Rakyat when a sitting is in session. Earlier, before the start of Dewan Rakyat, a reminder was announced over Parliament's public address system that smoking was prohibited, including inside the August hall.
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