MP Teresa Kok claimed that she was served with meals as good as "dog food" during her detention under ISA. Now, deputy minister in the PM's Department wants to investigate whether it is true that only RM5.80 per day was allocated for each detainee for their whole day meals. I suppose RM5.80 can buy you a reasonably good plate of nasi campur in KL, but certainly not enough for breakfast and dinner. My mother in law's dog is fed every day with dog meal much more than RM5.80 a day. I pity what Teresa Kok had to go thru during her detention under ISA. She was not a prisoner, she is a Member of Parliament arrested under ISA that deserves a better treatment than a prisoner.
No body expects the government to provide luxurious meals to the prisoners or other detainees. At least don't humiliate them by providing sub-standard or poor meals. While government servants, the ministers can go on the extravagance trips overseas spending millions of tax payers' money, I suppose it would not cost a bomb to provide a decent meal to those behind the bars.
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