Socso suspends Rela personnel pending probe on skirt issue
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has suspended a People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personnel following allegations that he prevented a woman from entering a government office in Penang due to the skirt she was wearing.
The unnamed male Rela personnel, who was only tasked with security guard duties, has been suspended immediately pending the completion of an internal probe.
Malaysiakini reported Socso chief executive officer Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed as saying that the organisation viewed the matter seriously with regards to the issue of the uncalled action by the Rela personnel.
He explained there was no such order issued to the Rela personnel from preventing the woman who was wearing a skirt from entering their office.
“Socso would like to emphasise that what happened was beyond the management’s knowledge and the Rela personnel in question had acted outside the jurisdiction of his duties.
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“Socso has taken immediate action against the Rela personnel involved by demanding an explanation.
“The person has also been suspended from duty starting yesterday until the investigation of this case is completed,” Mohammed Azman said in a statement.
Checks revealed that all Socso offices nationwide do not enforce a specific dress code for their visitors.
Socso suspends Rela personnel pending probe on skirt issue
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