KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pic) says the current compound fine of RM1,000 imposed on those flouting standard operating procedures (SOP) for the movement control order (MCO) should be increased as Covid-19 cases nationwide are continuing to rise.

He said each week, police would issue thousands of summonses to individuals for violating SOP, the majority for not adhering to physical distancing.

To make matters worse, he said, there were some who even made inter-district and inter-state travel without valid reasons.

"If the RM1,000 compound is considered small, then those who are stubborn will surely pay the price when the move to raise the compound fine is gazetted. The time has come for the compound fine to be increased," he said when contacted by Bernama on Saturday (Jan 30).

He said he had instructed police personnel to issue summonses to offenders and not give them leeway not let them off with a warning.

Abdul Hamid said since police began to enforce the latest MCO, a total of 474 personnel had tested positive for Covid-19 while 1,628 others had undergone quarantine.

"It is very sad indeed when our infected frontliners have to be treated by another group of frontliners at hospitals," he said.

There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases nationwide of late, with the number of daily cases nearing the 6,000 mark after 5,725 cases were reported on Friday (Jan 29) and 5,728 on Saturday. – Bernama

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