BINTULU: Three local men aged between 18 and 32 here have been served with a compound of RM1,000 each for flouting the movement control order (MCO) at midnight on Saturday.
According to Bintulu District Police Chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili, the men were arrested at Rakawi Yusuf Road and Sultan Iskandar Road between 12.15am and 12.35am yesterday under Order 3 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulation (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) 2020.
“They failed to provide reasonable explanations for their movements by stating that they were returning home from a friend’s house.
“They were taken to the Bintulu District Police Headquarters (IPD) for further actions for violating the MCO,” he said in a statement yesterday. Zulkipli advised the public to adhere to the MCO, adding that police would not hesitate to take action against those who were disobedient.
