BUKIT MERTAJAM: A Labour Day themed-party at a nightclub in Icon City here turned sour after the outlet was fined RM25,000 while its 19 patrons had to pay RM5,000 each for violating Covid-19 standard operating procedures.
In the 1.15am raid, police rounded up the partygoers, aged between 19 and 44, for not wearing face masks and failure to maintain physical distancing.
It is learnt that the nightclub operated through RSVP replies and a limited number of patrons.
It also had themed parties before with its Facebook page pledging to follow Covid-19 SOPs.
Central Seberang Perai district police chief Shafee Abdul Samad said 20 people were rounded up, one of whom was a 21-year-old male cashier who was ordered to pay a compound fine of RM25,000 on behalf of the nightclub operator.
He said the case was being further investigated under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.