SHAH ALAM – No barbed wire will be set up at the 34 subdistricts in Selangor during the implementation of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from midnight today until July 16.
Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said police will instead boost controls at roadblocks.
He said police will utilise 80% of the nearly 14,000 personnel and officers for standard operation procedure compliance operations in the EMCO areas to ensure no individual crosses boundaries.
“We will have roadblocks at the normal routes used to cross areas (between subdistricts and districts).
“We will also station monitoring teams to ensure no one crosses districts or states,” he said in an online portal interview today, adding that other than the 120 to 140 roadblocks, police would also increase mobile roadblocks or snap checks.
As such, he urged those residing in Selangor who need to work outside the state, or vice versa, to furnish their employers’ and ministries’ letters of consent at the roadblocks.
Arjunaidi said the EMCO was the right move to ensure Covid-19 cases in the state could be reduced and not spread to other states.
“For this reason, it is important that we isolate movements so that the pandemic does not spread in the next two weeks. If we all give our cooperation, we may be able to get out of the EMCO (period) much earlier,” he said.
The EMCO in Selangor involves 34 subdistricts in eight districts, namely Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang, Gombak, Kuala Langat, Klang, Kuala Selangor, and Hulu Selangor. – Bernama, July 2, 2021
