Monday May 26, 2008 MYT 5:50:29 PM
Parliament: Health deputy gets flak for Bond remark
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad became the target of several Opposition MPs on Monday when he let slip that doctors were "licensed to kill".
Abdul Latiff had wanted to use the famous James Bond movie title License to Kill when replying to a question during Question Time.
He said doctors were given the "license to heal" as well as the "licence to kill." Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) replied that only Bond has the license to kill but not doctors.
Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said Dr Abdul Latiff did not intend to hurt anyone when he made the remark.
He however ordered him to retract the words upon request by other MPs.
Dr Abdul Latiff defended himself by saying that it was a figure of speech. He however retracted his words but would not apologise.
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