I am not a mufti to make cigarettes illegal, says Health Minister

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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said he is not a 'mufti' to make cigarettes illegal in the country.  Speaking at the Amanah National Convention on Sunday (Dec 24), he said he can only ensure that the smoke from the cigarettes does not come in contact with non-smokers, because it can be damaging.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 I am not a mufti to prohibit smoking.

00:02 I only smoke so that the smoke is not exposed to the wrong group and their target.

00:13 Because it is a sin.

00:15 The basic intention of us is "Wa la tunku bi-aidikum bi-la ilaha ta'aluka"

00:20 That is the principle of Allah Ta'ala in the Qur'an.

00:23 Whatever I say, it is in the Qur'an.

00:26 So, the RUU has become the authority of the smoking control.

00:34 And there are many more.

00:36 But, I am sorry, there is no generation of smoking.

00:41 That is already too much. Don't discuss it here.

00:44 The vote will be less.

00:46 I used to say,

00:49 I repeat,

00:51 For the sake of the welfare of the people, I am willing to disappear.

00:57 I don't work for money, I work for the party.

01:04 Don't get me wrong.

01:07 The journalists will...

01:08 It's okay.

01:09 The journalists, please, I said,

01:11 If in the competition of the party,

01:15 if I have to sacrifice,

01:18 I have to say that,

01:20 for the sake of the welfare of the people,

01:24 and the members of the party,

01:27 I am in favor of it.

01:29 I am in favor of the welfare.

01:31 And I want the president,

01:33 and the highest leadership,

01:35 and all of them,

01:36 to be among,

01:38 to be among the healthy Malaysian people.

01:42 Healthy, with mental health,

01:46 and all chronic diseases.

01:48 I am sorry.

01:50 I am sorry.

01:52 And we know that smoking kills 27,000 people in Malaysia.

01:57 Because of the death of a priest.

02:00 I am sorry.

02:02 President, you will give me more.

02:04 Yes. Alhamdulillah.

02:06 I will summarize it like this.

02:08 We have passed the smoking.

02:12 But the question is,

02:14 if the question is,

02:16 what is smoking,

02:21 and B.A.E., British American Tobacco,

02:24 Philip Morris, and so on.

02:26 I know,

02:28 the situation is also sensitive.

02:32 So I want to say that,

02:34 I am sure that the experts and the big families,

02:37 the experts,

02:39 the experts of all countries,

02:42 will be more wise to manage their own health.

02:47 And I, as a health minister,

02:49 will make sure that we will do our best.

02:53 Alhamdulillah.

02:55 Thank you.

02:57 [END]

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