KEPALA BATAS – Police have fined the managing director of a company for producing a falsified permit from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti), to operate during the lockdown.
North Seberang Prai district police chief Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the man aged 30 was stopped by a police patrol car while he was with his driver in a lorry at 10.30am at Jalan Ara Kuda yesterday.
“The lorry was ferrying a load of sawdust when they were stopped by police.
“Upon checking, the police asked for the permission letter allowing the business to be conducted during the lockdown,” he said.
Noorzainy said the man produced a Miti letter stating that the company manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) and fire safety equipment.
However, the business activity that was run by the company was not what had been stated in the Miti letter produced during the inspection.
“He had clearly violated the regulations mandated by the government,”
The man was then brought to the Tasek Gelugor police station and fined RM10,000 under Regulation 16 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease Regulations 2021. – The Vibes, June 6, 2021
