Enforcement depts, agencies ordered to take strict action against SOP violators
PUTRAJAYA: Enforcement departments and agencies under the Home Ministry (KDN) have been ordered to intensify monitoring operations and take strict action against individuals who violate the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOP).
The departments and agencies involved are the police, Immigration Department, Prisons Department, Malaysian Volunteers Department, Eastern Sabah Security Command (EssCom), National Anti-Drug Agency and Border Control Agency.
The ministry, in a statement yesterday, said the directive was issued to ensure effectiveness of the measures being implemented to contain the Covid-19 transmissions, especially with the coming Hari Raya celebration.
Besides increasing manpower and roadblocks, strict monitoring would also be conducted to prevent inter-state or interdistrict travels by individuals using public transportation such as KTM Komuter, LRT, MRT, ERL, KL Monorail or e-hailing service.
“The ministry closely monitors the spread of Covid-19 in the country and receives many reports from enforcement departments and agencies on lack of compliance with the Movement Control Order (MCO) SOP,” it said.
As such, the KDN urged all quarters to continue adhering to the SOP and extending their cooperation in ensuring effectiveness of efforts and measures taken by the government to protect the people from Covid-19. — Bernama