KUANTAN – A total of 1,333 vehicles attempting interstate travel nationwide were ordered to turn back yesterday, said Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar.
He said there were those who tried to pass the roadblocks with permission forms that did not have a signature and stamp from police.
“Some were trying their luck… perhaps thinking policemen will overlook (the matter) and so on,” he told reporters after inspecting the roadblock in Tg Lumpur here today.
He said from today, 361 roadblocks have been mounted following the inter-district and interstate travel ban. The blockades involve more than 6,500 police personnel nationwide.
Police have detected various tactics used to get through the roadblocks, including using work passes.
Asked about the actions of individuals who set fire to barriers and barbed wire erected by police following their rage at the closure of “rat trails”, Rahim said all parties should abide by the law.
“Some are dissatisfied and take their own action, so I urge them to please abide by the law. These steps are taken to break the Covid-19 chain (of infection), so people are asked to be patient.”
The media today reported that as a result of being angered over the closure of rat trails, some residents in Besut, Terengganu, burnt police-erected barriers and barbed wire yesterday. – Bernama, May 10, 2021
