The government is set to impose a heavier penalty on those caught breaching movement control order (MCO) regulations, with offenders facing up to a tenfold increase in the fine rate. Presently, the fine for a compound notice issued in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 is set at a maximum of RM1,000.
This will change on March 11, 2021, when the amended Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 – which was published on the Federal Gazette website on February 25 – comes into effect, The Star reports. Individuals can now be fined up to RM10,000 for offences under the revised Section 25 of the Emergency Ordinance.
The move to increase the penalty comes nearly a year after authorities began issuing compound notices under the Act to those flouting MCO rules. As shown in subsequent months, the threat of a RM1,000 compound fee didn’t seem to deter many, prompting senior minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to say that the amount was too low and that the government was serious about raising it, and now, it has.
Presently, violators are given two weeks to settle the RM1,000 compound notice, with payment to be made at any health ministry office, failing which they will be tried in court. The only thing that is likely to change is the lightness of one’s wallet after the fact, so take note.
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RM10000 is not the problem. The problem is abuse of power by those that issuing the fine.
Ikut hati suka2 balik kampung.. Abah dah kuar rotan nih.. sambung PKP full lockdown baru tau.
Tak saman, kata takde enforcement
Saman pulak, kata abuse of power
Mamat spesis ni lagi baik covid kasi pupus je
Anak nakal tak tegur,kata takde enforcement.
Kasih hentam sampai hospital,kata abise of powerr…………..
RM10000 is not the problem. The problem is idiots that choose to flout the law.
yeah.. start with the politician first. we won’t be in this deep if wasn’t because of them.
RM10k fine for violators is only applicable to rakyat. ministers no fine.
ministers no saman, cuz alredi vaccinated. syukur gomen Terbest
So how about Annuar Musa?
Settled?
By right the MCO violator, must do community service as one of the frontliner…. as junitor for Covid19 hospital or patient’s room or toilet. Then the violator is able to understand the feeling and the pain of wearing full PPE and also the emotional of the frontliner’s family.
very bad idea, executed through very bad thoughts. if the offenders are so many that ismail sabri justified to bring up summon to 10k, why not he just do increased summon for repeating offenders
and to be fair, it isnt the public individuals that they need to pay more attention to. its the factory and all. so these factories, i tell u, increase to 50k per summon also people agree
SOP-Semua Orang Pening … Polis pening, diorang sendri pon konfused. Syukurr gahmen MY terbest!
The point is not to earn money from them but to scare them from even trying. It would be easier to make that rm10,000 by repeatedly fining them rm100 each time they are caught but thats not the intention of such huge fine. The goal is prevention.
Side hustle…
If police enforces the law without double standard, I am okay even if you want to fine RM1 million!
bila la Malaysia nak laksanakan saman ikut jumlah pendapatan. rm300 untuk penoreh getah tak sama dengan rm300 untuk CEO megah holding. setkan minimum rm300 atau 10% pendapatan tahunan, yang mana lagi besar. data ada dalam sistem LHDN, KWSP
Saman 10% pendapatan tahunan, janganla beb. Aq masyuk RM2.6 billion bah
What rubbish, other countries have shut down for 2 be weeks to a month. Malaysia the only country in the world that have MCO for 1 year.
How to become a millionaire
Step 1: Become a police
Step 2: Go to kopitiam
Step 3: Bribe instead of Saman
Step 4: Abuse the Fine Issuing,100 people Fined = RM 1 Million, 1 day
Step 5: Repeat???
Step 6: Millionaire
hardworking police, to feed n care the family. so no problem