SEREMBAN – The case of celebrity couple Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor and her husband Muhammad Haris Mohd Ismail, who have been charged with violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) has been postponed to July 15.
Their lawyer M. Haresh said that case management was supposed to resume next Wednesday (June 23) at the magistrates’ court here, but was rescheduled due to an extension of the MCO.
“The Seremban magistrates’ court has fixed July 15 as the next case management date,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
On May 20, the couple pleaded not guilty to charges of violating Regulation 19 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Area) (Conditional Movement Control) (No.4) (Amendment) (No.12) Regulations 2021, at a carpet shop in Nilai near here on May 2.
They face a fine not exceeding RM50,000, imprisonment for up to six months, or both if found guilty.
Haris, 26, was charged with two counts of failing to comply with CMCO SOPs, which was for failing to wear a face mask and not checking in via MySejahtera or log book at Kedai Naeem Carpet Sdn Bhd, Nilai 3 Industrial Area, Nilai, at 4pm on May 2.
As for Neelofa, 32, she was charged with failing to check in via MySejahtera or log book at the same place and time. – Bernama, June 18, 2021