DBKL cancels licence for Crackhouse Comedy Club, blacklists owners from opening any business in city forever
DBKL has cancelled Crackhouse Comedy Club’s business licence and owner Rizal Van Geyzel is also banned from opening any business in the capital city for life. — Picture from Facebook/Crackhouse Comedy Club KL
By Yiswaree Palansamy
Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022 1:29 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 ― Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has blacklisted the owners of the Crack House Comedy Club for life for violating the terms of its licence.
Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said the club's business was revoked effective July 30 and the names of the club's owners were blacklisted for life.
He said the individuals concerned can no longer obtain a business licence to do business in the federal capital even if using a different company name or a different business.
“We (DBKL) are monitoring several such clubs around the capital and strict action will be taken against those who breach licensing conditions,” he told a press conference after joining a DBKL integrated operation at Pasar Borong Kuala Lumpur, here, today.
On July 10, Jalaluddin had said that the premises operating in the outskirts of Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) was operating without the correct licence because it only had a restaurant licence and no entertainment licence.
Before that, the operation of the club was temporarily suspended following video clips of performances there that allegedly insulted Islam going viral on social media.
On July 22, the founder and co-owner of the club, Mohamad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel, 39, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three charges of uploading videos on his three social media platforms that allegedly touched on racial and religious sensitivities. ― Bernama
By Yiswaree Palansamy
Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022 1:29 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 ― Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has blacklisted the owners of the Crack House Comedy Club for life for violating the terms of its licence.
Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said the club's business was revoked effective July 30 and the names of the club's owners were blacklisted for life.
He said the individuals concerned can no longer obtain a business licence to do business in the federal capital even if using a different company name or a different business.
“We (DBKL) are monitoring several such clubs around the capital and strict action will be taken against those who breach licensing conditions,” he told a press conference after joining a DBKL integrated operation at Pasar Borong Kuala Lumpur, here, today.
On July 10, Jalaluddin had said that the premises operating in the outskirts of Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) was operating without the correct licence because it only had a restaurant licence and no entertainment licence.
Before that, the operation of the club was temporarily suspended following video clips of performances there that allegedly insulted Islam going viral on social media.
On July 22, the founder and co-owner of the club, Mohamad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel, 39, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with three charges of uploading videos on his three social media platforms that allegedly touched on racial and religious sensitivities. ― Bernama
Permanently banned from starting a business in the city? Isn't that very extreme?
ReplyDeleteOverkill, even if the person has done wrong.
ReplyDeleteGetting barred from any license for life, basically denying him a chance to run Any business is an excessive puniahment. Even convicted criminal get a 2nd chance.
Punished as if the whole bandaraya lair been violated!
ReplyDeleteTypically ketuanan mentality.