Apparently, people are willing to burn RM1,000 just to be out and about, blatantly disregarding the government’s movement control order (MCO) advisory. Earlier today, senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the amount was too low, and that the government was serious about raising it.
“If we look at Singapore, effective April 17, the fine on the first offender is SGD10,000 (RM30,492), and the second offender is SGD20,000 (RM60,948). In South Korea, the first offender is fined RM35,000. In Indonesia, my guess is 300 million rupiah (RM82,000),” he told the press in Putrajaya earlier today.
“We may want to ask the ministry of health to discuss with the attorney-general’s chambers, if necessary, to raise the fine and compound,” he added. “A jail term can also be added to serve as a deterrent to ensure that there is no violation of the MCO,” he said, but the prisons department is against jailing offenders because social distancing is impossible in prison, where it is often overcrowded.
The move to raise the compound fee is largely due to the high number of detainees who have been caught violating the MCO. Ismail Sabri said that yesterday (April 9), the police had detained 666 individuals (let’s not go there, shall we?), 392 of which were each slapped with the RM1,000 fine. Eleven of them were released on bail, while 263 others remain detained.
“The total number of arrests for violating the MCO from March 18 to April 9, 2020 was 7,479,” he added. Yesterday, the police and the army inspected 508,605 vehicles at 775 roadblocks nationwide, and had also inspected 5,538 premises across the country.
Once again, we implore everyone to just weather this out. The MCO has just been extended for two more weeks, with the tentative end date being April 28. As for the RM1,000 fine, do you think the rate is too low? Should the government impose a heftier penalty on MCO violators? Share your thoughts with us on the matter.
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RM1,000 kompaun too low. At least minimum RM10,000 kompaun or 10,000 kali sebatan whip
My neighbor has 6 family members each of them drives their own car go out meet at tesco to buy groceries and food. They have been doing weekly this since day one mco until now.
Someone was complaining about big families, now we see that big families have such a huge advantage in these situations. I wonder where is he now?
When all family members are Ketua rumah,
Then there are 6 chances of infecting the family members and extended family forming a new cluster. This is one of the few times that what happens to our country rests on the hands of the populace. The decision to stop at phase 3 of the MCO and not prolonged into 4 and beyond is directly linked with our compliance to the order.
10k plus 3 stroke of Cannings but no jail…
On this MCO topic, can’t do anything if dead and also effects others like children, wife, sibling and etc etc simply means “better late now than sorry later”.
Yep bring it to market rate haha. Let their wallets feel the pain.
Do it, do it, do it.,,,,
RM1,000 summon is okla…. easily during MCO government get more than RM1 million.
Its not about the money, its about putting fear into people from going out if not needed
1k too low la
U see everyone going about like nothing happened
Raise it to 15k.. or vehicle confiscated.. or something similar..