BUKIT Aman has retracted its order to not fine individuals for not wearing masks.

Management Department director Zaini Jass said a circular on the matter, which ordered police to stop issuing summons to those who did not wear masks, has been pulled back.

“The circular has been withdrawn. Not true. The status quo remains,” he told the Malaysian Insight when contacted today.

Earlier today, an internal memo stating that police will no longer fine individuals for not wearing masks was widely circulated on social media.

The memo was issued by the Management Department deputy director Azmi Adam, who had said the decision was made by the National Security Council in light of the upcoming Hari Raya celebrations.

Instead, officers were told to advise individuals who failed to mask up.

He said enforcement officers from Op Covid-19 will be making their rounds at Ramadan bazaars to ensure the public observes physical distancing while Malaysia transitions to Covid-19 endemicity.

Malaysia is in the transition phase to endemicity, which started on April 1. With the transition, many rules were scrapped, but the mask mandate has remained. – April 21, 2022.