Almost RM6m fine collected for defying MCO

The total fine collected from companies and individuals for defying the movement control order (MCO) amounted to RM5,928,000.

The Home Ministry announced the figure based on the information obtained from the Health Ministry from March to June 2020.

“Police issued 11,379 compounds to individuals and companies or premises. From March 18 to June 30, a total of 21,420 individuals were arrested and charged in court,” according to the Home Ministry’s written reply to a question by Teresa Kok (Harapan-Seputeh) posted on Parliament website.

The government declared the MCO on March 18, followed by the conditional MCO since May 4 before being replaced with recovery MCO on June 10 until Aug 31.

Following the declaration, measures were taken to coordinate the implementation of MCO apart from a series of meetings between government agencies on the implementation details, according to the ministry.

- Bernama