KUALA LUMPUR – Despite stiffer fines for rulebreakers of standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the movement control order (MCO) set to take effect soon, police say public compliance to said rules in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor is above 90%.
For the six districts in the federal capital public compliance has reached 96%.
Kuala Lumpur Police chief Datuk Saiful Azly said that from January 13 until yesterday, only 1,496 compound fines had been issued for various offences.
“A total of 48,440 interstate travel applications were received and 2,050 applications were rejected," he told Bernama today.
Meanwhile, Selangor Police acting chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed when contacted said the state had reached 93% compliance.
“During the period, a total of 136,059 inter-district and interstate applications were received and a total of 129,214 applications were approved," he said.
Dang Wangi Police chief ACP Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said about 200 compounds were issued for attempts to travel across state lines without valid reasons. – Bernama, February 3, 2021
