Kuala Lumpur: The fuss about an individual being issued RM10,000 compound for failure to scan the MySejahera code at a restaurant in Bukit Jalil is true, Cheras police said.
In a statement today, district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamed Mokhsein Mohamed Zon said a team from the compliance operation task force issued the compound at the restaurant on Thursday evening, after the individual failed to comply with the Covid-19 standard operating procedures.
"The team were carrying out their routine inspection in the Bukit Jalil area and about 6.55pm found that this person had not scanned the MySejahera code nor did he register his details in the book provided at the eatery.
"The officers were just doing their job. As permitted under the Emergency Ordinance, the defaulter was issued with the RM10,000 compound for violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures," he clarified.
He also dismissed allegations that the person had used other means to record his presence at the eatery saying it wasn't true.
Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador announced that the government had decided to increase the SOP violation compound from RM1,000 to a maximum of RM10,000 under the Emergency Ordinance, effective from March 10.
Hamid said police only had the authority to issue the compound according to the EO.
Any further negotiation on the amount, he said can only be decided by the District Health Officer, where these compound must be paid within two weeks from the issued date.
