Aidilfitri SOP compliance is unsatisfactory: Police

Kuala Lumpur: The level of public compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Movement Control Order (MCO) throughout the country is at an unsatisfactory level based on the number of compounds issued by the authorities.

Based on statistics and information provided by the police, there are still some taking the rules and SOPs lightly by attempting to illegally cross districts and states and organise gatherings to celebrate Aidilfitri.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said police issued compounds to three foreign nationals who tried to cross the state without permission letters at several roadblocks (SJR) around the capital.

In SELANGOR, the police have issued 122 compounds over non-compliance with the SOPs as of Friday.

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Selangor Police Chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed the police had also opened an investigation into a former senior police officer who allegedly violated the SOPs on the first of Hari Raya Aidilfitri by inviting six police officers to his house to celebrate.

In TERENGGANU, a total of 43 individuals were compounded for failing to comply with the SOPs by going sightseeing and taking pictures at the beach area in Kuala Terengganu on Friday, involving a total compound of RM172,000.

Terengganu Police Chief Datuk Roslee Chik said most of the offences committed involved failing to comply with social distancing in the coastal areas, especially along Seberang Takir Beach near the Drawbridge to Batu Buruk Beach.

He said as a result of inspections on 738 houses on the first and second Hari Raya throughout the State, only two individuals were compounded for house visit offences.

In KELANTAN, Police Chief Datuk Shafien Mamat said there were still a few individuals who tried to cross districts and his department had issued compounds to four individuals in Bachok for trying to cross the district without a letter of approval from the police on Friday.

In PERAK, from Wednesday to Friday, a total of 116 compounds were issued for SOP violations while 41 compounds were issued for crossing state borders without permission.

Perak Police Chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said they received a total of 8,807 cross-district and cross-state applications with 8,647 applications approved while another 160 were not approved due to various unreasonable reasons.

In PAHANG, a division leader of a political party in Pekan was fined RM4,000 for accepting guests at his house in Felda Chini 2 on the first day of Hari Raya.

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Pekan District Police Chief Supt Mohd Razli Mohd Yusof said the individual, a contractor, pleaded guilty to the offence when called to the Pekan District Police Headquarters to assist in the investigation Friday afternoon.

In NEGERI SEMBILAN, a total of three compounds were issued to three men aged between 20 and 40 years after they failed to submit cross-state permission letters or related documents when passing through roadblocks since the first Hari Raya until Friday.

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