Person offering 'tips' to trick cops lands in trouble
The police will take action against a person who allegedly offered "tips" on how to avoid inter-state movement restrictions.
Senior Minister (security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the police had already identified the person implicated in a widely shared social media post.
The police will take action against a person who allegedly offered "tips" on how to avoid inter-state movement restrictions.
Senior Minister (security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the police had already identified the person implicated in a widely shared social media post.
"He was offering tips on how to trick the police.
"You shouldn't take pride in teaching others to do something bad," said Ismail during his daily press briefing today.
He said that no one can escape the law, especially when the offender had already admitted to it.
Ismail is believed to be referring to a social media post which claimed that a family had travelled, possibly inter-state, to Kuala Lumpur.
"His tip was that he was bringing his child to the hospital," read the post, which could have originated from a phone text messaging application.
Meanwhile, Ismail reiterated that the authorities' right to enforce the movement control order (MCO) cannot be disputed.
Under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, the Health Minister had the power to appoint anyone as an "authorised officer" to enforce this law.
Meanwhile, Ismail said that the police arrested 1,057 individuals yesterday for MCO-related violations, bringing the total number of arrests to 12,074.
Ismail also revealed that as of yesterday, there were 185 quarantine centres for those returning to Malaysia.
He said currently, there are 16,391 individuals undergoing mandatory quarantine.
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