Cops deny RM30,000 compound for Raya SOP violation

Cops deny RM30,000 compound for Raya SOP violation

Nilai police say they were only conducting house-to-house checks to make sure guidelines were observed.

Police have denied a tweet claiming that they issued hefty fines to houseowners and Hari Raya guests in Nilai Impian, Negeri Sembilan.
SEREMBAN:
Police have refuted a posting which went viral on social media claiming that they issued compound notices totalling RM30,000 for violation of SOPs during their inspection in a housing area in Nilai during Hari Raya.

Nilai police chief Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman said the photograph actually showed house-to-house inspections at a residential area in Nilai Impian, Nilai, on the first day of Aidilfitri yesterday.

“The picture was falsely interpreted as an (operation to issue compounds). Police were conducting inspections with the media to check on compliance of Aidilfitri SOPs in the area,” he told Bernama

“We found that there was no infringement of the SOPs as stipulated by the National Security Council (MKN).”

The posting on Twitter by account owner “No War But Class War” said: “My housing area in Nilai Impian. House owner RM25K, Guests RM5K.”

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