Police being forced to issue RM10,000 fine for Covid-19 SOP violations shows why it is important to debate government orders in Parliament, said former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

This is after an RM10,000 fine was issued against an individual who failed to scan the MySejahtera QRcode using the MySejahtera app.

"The way the (emergency) ordinance is outlined by the government doesn't distinguish between offences that were unintentional or not serious such as forgetting to scan MySejahtera, or not wearing a face mask, and more serious offences such as violating mandatory quarantine...