MCO: Violators come up with 1,001 excuses, say cops – FRU personnel to assist manning roadblocks in PJ

MCO: Violators come up with 1,001 excuses, say cops – FRU personnel to assist manning roadblocks in PJ

Public compliance to the movement control order (MCO) – which has now been extended to April 28 – may be reportedly at 97%, but violators remain aplenty, as are the excuses given by those caught flouting the order. In Nilai, the police say that offenders will come up with 1,001 excuses as to why they are out and not staying home, Bernama reports.

Excuses given by those hauled up by the cops in the district included having to go to a petrol station to refuel the car, had a restaurant to manage and were on their way home from work, even though they were later found not to be essential service staff. Some were even found loitering at bus stands, on the pretext that they were waiting for friends.

“They are giving all sorts of unreasonable excuses which we cannot accept. We have to detain those who purposely violated the order,” said Nilai district police chief Mohd Nor Marzukee Besar. He added that 40 people have been arrested in Nilai for violating the MCO so far.

MCO: Violators come up with 1,001 excuses, say cops – FRU personnel to assist manning roadblocks in PJ

Separately, Bernama reports that the Petaling Jaya district police is set to get additional manpower to assist in operations, and they will come in the form of Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel.

According to Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal, 80 FRU officers and personnel will be deployed in the district from today, and they will assist in manning the additional roadblocks that have been set up in Mutiara Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Flora Damansara area.

“We have deployed our maximum strength of 930 officers and personnel. With two more roadblocks set up in the district, raising the total number to nine, we need the additional strength in terms of the FRU officers and personnel,” he said. He added that there is a proposal to have mobile posts in certain locations in the district to station policemen for foot patrols, but this was still under study.

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Comments

  • taboogen on Apr 11, 2020 at 12:30 am

    Unless essential service staff, stubborn offenders must pay RM500 to each roadblock… funds to needy Tabung Jagakita B40 Makanan.

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    • Big family with dozen of cars on Apr 12, 2020 at 6:42 pm

      There are many high end household at damansara and ttdi has up to 10 cars, each member of the family will drives each car out then regrouping inside hyper market especially those loving couples drive each of their car out then meet up at same premise.

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  • Of course lah. Police never gets bored meh?? on Apr 11, 2020 at 3:18 am

    Please understand the dire boredom that most of us had during locked down in our homes.. Let’s hope The Purge happened XD

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 9 Thumb down 16
    • Kueh Talam Chocochip on Apr 11, 2020 at 4:05 pm

      Road accidents killed more ppl then Covid-19.
      So MCO here to save us all human, Bazar or not.

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  • vivizurianti on Apr 11, 2020 at 9:17 am

    Minimum fine for offenders is RM 1k. Big bosses offenders pay more, like 1 month of their salary. Baru meletup!

    The collected money will be used to pay for PPE, mask, shield, gloves for front liners.

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  • Maybe out of topic here, Im new to this landed housing park. I just found out yesterday, one elderly couple living at the 3rdblock opposite the main street of mine, are in a dire state of FE. They’re already run out of money, grocery, petrol, prepaid and zero-contact. Im not sure the rundown reason in detail. Is it wise for me to cross over the street to engage them personally to handout some money and stuff to ease their distress. Im kind of nerd schematic-introverted person, unfamiliar to this new restriction rules as im told unnecessary outdoor acts like walking on the street may incurred violation ticket. There is one local authority roadblock nearby and sometime a patrol car doing a routinecheck around this housing area. All my incoming fastfood, pastry and beverage carts, 100% through the droid-apps homedelivery svc

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    • Dr. Strange on Apr 11, 2020 at 3:59 pm

      wasap #UncleKentang #PutusMakanan

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    • History Bender on Apr 11, 2020 at 4:47 pm

      A nerd never heard of using paper letters eh? Go write to them if they need ur help, if yes just help order a portion for them or ask ur housing chairman if they can support.

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      • Gaijin on Apr 11, 2020 at 10:33 pm

        Call Doraemon Minister, Wanita Keluarga dan Kebajikan Masyarakat…

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        • Not a bad idea. This govment is helping the rakyat more compared to the previous one.

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    • panjang on Apr 11, 2020 at 6:36 pm

      Go ahead…assist them.
      Not an issue, dont worry.

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  • English Teacher on Apr 11, 2020 at 11:49 am

    Like how I scolded my students, “Mcm2 alasan!”

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  • vivizurianti on Apr 11, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    Just answer “Saya tak tahu”. This was once popularly used during court hearings.

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  • Ben Yap on Apr 11, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    after catch this violator and fine them RM1K and suspend their driving license. then they’ll be handicapped.

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    • vivizurianti on Apr 12, 2020 at 12:11 pm

      ..confiscate their vehicles, and then use the vehicle to ferry the needy and poor to hospitals….

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  • azrai on Apr 13, 2020 at 9:37 am

    1st Police, than army. FRU,JPJ. After this councler, teacher, ustaz, lastly menteri..

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  • vivizurianti on Apr 13, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    Menteri cannot be manning the roadblock. They have better jobs to do……like entertaining rakyat with their bright ideas…hehe

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