KUALA LUMPUR – Police will now accept movement approval letters issued by all ministries and government departments.
In a short video posted last night by the Transport Ministry, Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (Operations) SAC M.V. Srikumar M. Nair said this comes after a directive by the inspector-general of police.
“The IGP has decided and instructed us to accept all letters of movement, be it from Miti (International Trade and Industry Ministry), other ministries or (government) departments, even after leeway was given in the first few days of the Covid-19 lockdown. We will accept the use of these letters.”
On Tuesday, Srikumar said to prevent the use of fake business approval letters issued by Miti, the documents are required to have a QR code.
He said the code will be scanned by officers manning roadblocks during the lockdown.
“When the code is scanned, it will request a number code that only police have. When we enter the number code, we will know whether the information on the letter is authentic to the letter holder,” he said on Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara programme on Monday.
He refuted claims of double standards in police’s enforcement of the interstate and inter-district travel ban.
“Police do not (have double standards for) certain groups that are privileged.
“If the document is valid and the evidence, concrete, interstate or inter-district travel is allowed.”
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On Tuesday, Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed confirmed that he instructed his men to accept expired Miti letters for employee movement until today.
In a brief message to The Vibes, he confirmed earlier reports quoting Petaling Jaya police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid that compounds will be issued only tomorrow onwards.
“I have already given the instructions (to accept the letters).”
He also said he wants the public, especially those who have used Miti letters that expired on May 31, to feel assured, adding that they should not abuse the flexibility accorded to them to travel to work.
On what happens if Miti is unable to fix glitches in its system, which is causing employers problems downloading new letters, Arjunaidi said he will adopt a wait-and-see approach.
Fakhrudin told a press conference earlier that many motorists were found to be using the old letters on Tuesday, the first day of the two-week lockdown.
After today, police will start issuing compounds, he said.
The National Security Council (NSC) on Monday said it will create a one-stop centre facilitated by Miti for all applications for approval letters by essential sectors, which are allowed to open during the lockdown.
In a statement, it said fresh applications for permission to travel for work must be done through the ministry’s Covid-19 Intelligent Management System 3.0.
It came at the end of a disastrous day for business owners trying to apply with separate ministries to secure approval to operate.
NSC had announced that all letters issued by Miti previously would expire on Monday, and essential businesses and services must reapply. – The Vibes, June 3, 2021
