Minister settles three outstanding summonses

Two are for speeding issued under the AES while the other is for illegal tinting.

KUALA LUMPUR: Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai has finally settled his outstanding traffic summonses but only after it was made public yesterday.

Earlier, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng was reported to have said that traffic police involved in the on-going Ops Warta to nab traffic offenders should also go after Liow Tiong Lai as he himself had three unpaid traffic summonses.

In a statement yesterday, Liow’s press secretary Lim Chau Leng confirmed that the minister had settled the summonses.

“Regarding Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng’s claim that the minister has three outstanding summonses, we would like to state that the minister has paid the summonses today (Monday).”

“Among the three summonses, one is on the tinted glass (on Liow’s car). While another two were sent to his old address, from where Liow has already moved out.”

Lim had said Liow had two outstanding summonses for speeding issued under the Automated Enforcement System (AES).

“Why didn’t Liow pay the fines? Should the people follow the minister as an example?” he had asked.