Selangor Bersatu chief Abdul Rashid fined RM1,000 for Raya MCO violation
Selangor Bersatu chief Abdul Rashid Asari has been slapped with a RM1,000 compound for violating the movement control order during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Shah Alam police chief Baharudin Mat Taib said the order to impose the compound was issued by the deputy public prosecutor today, reported Bernama.
Selangor Bersatu chief Abdul Rashid Asari has been slapped with a RM1,000 compound for violating the movement control order during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Shah Alam police chief Baharudin Mat Taib said the order to impose the compound was issued by the deputy public prosecutor today, reported Bernama.
“We received the order from the deputy public prosecutor to compound him (Abdul Rashid) as the organiser of an Aidilfitri gathering of more than 20 people.
“Police will contact Abdul Rashid to be present at the Shah Alam district police headquarters to be issued the compound letter,” he said.
Abdul Rashid was probed following a police report lodged after a photo of himself and 21 others, in what seemed to be a family gathering, went viral.
Earlier today, Baharudin confirmed with Malaysiakini that the police had recorded his statement yesterday.
He said police also recorded statements from several others who attended the gathering.
The investigation was conducted under Rule 7 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020.
It carries a fine of not more than RM1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both.
The viral photo showed Abdul Rashid with a group of 22 people clad in traditional Malay attire and gathered in front of a house.
Baharudin said the guests were apparently Abdul Rashid's supporters and that the picture was taken at his official residence during Hari Raya.
For the record, the conditional MCO rules for the first day of Hari Raya allowed for not more than 20 people to gather at any one time for visits.
Abdul Rashid is not the first public figure to be probed for alleged violations of the MCO.
Last month, deputy health minister Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak executive council member Razman Zakaria were fined RM1,000 for the offence.
This was after Noor Azmi posted photographs online of him and his entourage visiting a religious school in Lenggong on April 17, where they shared a meal without adhering to adequate social distancing.
Early this month, Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid and her husband Saiful Nizam were fined RM800 for breaching the MCO when they travelled from Kajang to Putrajaya on April 20 without permits.
Nurulhidayah and her spouse were investigated after she posted photographs online of a meeting with deputy environment and water minister Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad and de facto Islamic affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad.
Nurulhidayah is daughter to Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
