PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said police have discovered many vehicles on the roads belonged to non-essential service workers looking to take advantage of the situation and resume work, despite not having the necessary approval to do so. He reiterated...
Ismail Sabri: Increased number of vehicles on roads with many looking to resume non-essential activitiesPolice and Armed Forces personnel conduct checks on vehicles during a roadblock on Jalan Pahang in Kuala Lumpur April 15, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
“However, industries and sectors such as food production and medication, which were granted permission to operate during the MCO’s first and second phases, may continue to do so as normal,” Ismail said during his daily press conference. “The police have arrested 1,315 individuals for defying the MCO, including 1,226 who were remanded and 89 who were subsequently released on bail.
“Of this number, 152 cases are still being investigated, while 24 have been charged in court, and 13 have since admitted their guilt in spreading fake news,” he said.
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