Prostitutes among 117 arrested for breaking MCO

PETALING JAYA: Prostitutes are among 117 people detained on Wednesday (Aug 19) for various offences under the recovery movement control order (MCO), says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Senior Minister (Security) said 24 individuals involved in prostitution activities had been detained.

He said of the total number of individuals detained for violating the recovery MCO, 26 had been remanded, while 91 others were slapped with compound notices.

"Among the offences committed include failure to provide entry-exit logbook (37 cases), not wearing face mask (8), operating premises beyond permitted hours (two), involved in prostitution activities (24), and gatherings with no space to exercise social distancing," he said in a statement Thursday (Aug 20).

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Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Government continued its momentum in managing the economy in line with the commitment and spirit of the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) when it posted record high state revenue of RM6.973 billion last year.

Ismail Sabri said the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance taskforce headed by police had conducted 67,369 checks to gauge compliance during the recovery MCO phase.

Checks were carried out at 3,988 supermarkets, 5,731 restaurants, 1,500 hawker stalls, 1,692 factories, 3,907 banks, and 1,033 government offices.

Checks were also carried out 1,124 land transport terminals, 212 marine terminals, and 139 air transport terminals.

There were no arrests involving undocumented migrants on Wednesday.

"The government will continue taking stern action against those crossing the border illegally," he said.

From July 24 to Aug 19, accommodation was provided for 14,048 individuals returning from abroad at 67 hotels and five public training institutes.

Of the total returnees, 43 were being treated at hospitals, while 6,316 had since been discharged.

They had returned from 32 countries namely the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Turkey, South Korea, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Taiwan, China, Britain, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Spain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Police had on Aug 19 conducted spot checks on 380 individuals under the 14-day mandatory home quarantine order and found zero violations.

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Checks carried out at 32 construction sites also showed compliance.

Since March 30, the Housing and Local Government Ministry had carried out 9,674 sanitisation operations in 134 zones involving 12,860 premises including business centres (2,699), government premises (5,659), residential areas (1,594), and supermarkets (354).

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