JOHOR BARU – The decision to issue a summons to an individual for using a non-regulation number plate in an operation on Thursday is well-founded, said state police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.
He said the excuse given by the driver that he had been using the number plate for more than 10 years cannot be accepted, as the ruling has already been enforced.
“Yesterday a video of a man disputing police action over the matter went viral, but we have a good reason to issue him a summons as the number plate did not adhere to the requirements.
“He may have been using it for the past 10 years with no action being taken. But I am enforcing the rule now,” he told reporters here today.
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, Johor Baru Selatan police chief Mohd Padzli Mohd Zain said the man was detained yesteerday at the Seri Indah police station for uttering abusive words and recording police while doing their job.
He said the 36-year-old local man was not satisfied when he received two summonses for using a fancy number plate and making modifications to the vehicle’s exhaust during an operation conducted at Jalan Mutiara Emas Putih at 11am on Thursday.
He said preliminary checks revealed the man has a drug-related record, adding that the suspect has been remanded for three days until tomorrow to assist investigations under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing civil servants from carrying out their duties. – Bernama, December 20, 2020
