Police confirm diner issued hefty fine for not scanning app
KUALA LUMPUR: The brouhaha about an individual issued with a RM10,000 compound for failing to scan the MySejahtera QR code at a restaurant in Bukit Jalil is true, says Cheras police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamed Mokhsein Mohamed Zon.
In a statement yesterday, he said a team from the district compliance operation task force unit issued the compound to an individual at the restaurant on Thursday evening after he failed to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP).
“The team was carrying out their routine inspection in the Bukit Jalil area and around 6.55pm, while inspecting for compliance, they found that this person had neither scanned the MySejahtera QR 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 said.
He also dismissed allegations that the person had used other means to record his presence at the eatery, saying it wasn’t true.
On Thursday, 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 (EO), effective March 10.
Hamid said police only had the authority to issue the compounds according to the EO. Any negotiation on the amount, he said, could only be decided by the district health officer.