Malaysia deputy PM pays old fines

Malaysia deputy PM pays old fines

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's deputy prime minister, a strong
supporter of a police crackdown on unpaid traffic fines, has
discovered he himself was on the list of offenders.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the startling discovery when he
dropped in unexpectedly at a traffic police station in Kuala
Lumpur on Tuesday, a newspaper and his aides said on Wednesday.

He found details of the unpaid speeding tickets when he
checked his own details on the computer, The Sun said.

Aides said Abdullah's official drivers or family members could
have committed the offenses in vehicles registered under the name
of the deputy premier, who is also in charge of the police.

They said Abdullah immediately paid the tickets issued last
year.