Kuching bistro owner, patrons slapped with compound for breaching SOP
A 42-year old bistro owner at Jalan Song here was slapped with a compound by the police after three patrons were found to be inside the premises around 9pm Thursday.
Kuching District police acting chief Supt Merbin Lisa in a statement said the four patrons including a female, aged between 23 and 50 years-old, were also issued a compound each.
“All the five individuals were found to be breaching the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the conditional movement control (CMCO) order which disallows dine-in during this period,” said Merbin.
The Sarawak National Security Council (NSC) on May 11 issued an SOP prohibiting dine-ins at restaurants, food outlets, bistros, cafes, food and beverage stalls.
Merbin added that checks were carried out in the area by the district’s Criminal Investigations Department.
All five received their compounds at the Kuching District police headquarters.
“I would like to advise business owners to adhere to the SOP issued by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to avoid being compounded,” he said.
Besides business owners, Merbin said the public should also take up responsibility to follow the SOP to break the infection chain of the Covid-19 virus.
Earlier on Thursday, Merbin also visited the frontline personnel under the Kuching District Police Headquarters who were on duty during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.
Besides giving them words of encouragement, he also gave them some Hari Raya ‘kueh muih’ as a celebration treat.