00:00An opposition MP has called on the government to consider imposing the death penalty for convicted drunk drivers
00:07after the crash incline yesterday involving a driver under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
00:14Machang MP Wan Ahmad Faisal, Wan Ahmad Kamal said the stiffer penalties enacted under the Road Transport Act in 2020
00:21failed to deter offenders from drink driving.
00:24The former Bersatu leader said in a Facebook post that when someone under the influence still chooses to drive,
00:31the law should consider that the person has intent to kill, because their actions clearly have a high risk of
00:38killing others.
00:40Meanwhile, Jarantut MP Kairil Nizam-Kirudin called for lifetime driving bans for all drink-driving offenders,
00:47saying suspensions are insufficient.
00:50The past leader said the government must take a far tougher line on drink driving given the threat offenders pose
00:57to other road users, making it a matter of public safety rather than just a traffic offence.
01:04A motorcyclist was killed in Clang yesterday morning after being rammed by a car driven by a man in his
01:1020s
01:11who was driving under the influence.
01:13The suspect has been remanded until Thursday.
01:17And I'm with Arbajo, FMT.
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