POLICE will conduct an investigation into allegations that Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor flouted movement-control order 3.0 standard operating procedure (SOP) by test-driving a car at a vehicle sales and exhibition centre at Autocity Juru in Bukit Mertajam yesterday.

Seberang Perai Tengah police chief Shafee Abd Samad said the investigation is being conducted in accordance with Section 269 of the Penal Code and Regulation 17(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures in Local Infectious Areas) Regulations 2021.

“Police will call everyone involved, including the menteri besar,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Yesterday, social media was abuzz with photos and videos showing an individual believed to be Sanusi test-driving a car, while the country is now under total lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Under the SOP, vehicle sales and exhibition centres are not allowed to operate.

The MCO 3.0 is from June 1 to 14. – Bernama, June 6, 2021.