THE RM10,000 compound under the Emergency (Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 applies to all categories of movement control order (MCO), said Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

According to the minister, this means that those in MCO, conditional MCO and recovery MCO areas could be issued a compound of RM10,000 if they violated standard operating procedures (SOP).

“The public should understand, the police action is based on the Emergency Ordinance and it is for the safety of the public,” he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.

Ismail Sabri reiterated that the police did not have the power to reduce the value of the compound and the public could appeal the value to their district health office. – Bernama, March 14, 2021.