According to a Sinar Harian report, magistrate Mohd Firdaus Saleh made the decision after being told that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) was prepared to offer compound notices for the three offences allegedly committed by the couple.

He set Dec 21 for them to appear in court to show proof the compound fees had been paid.

The couple was represented by Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Haresh Mahadevan and Ramzani Idris, while deputy public prosecutor Nor Azizah Aling appeared for the prosecution.

The resolution comes in the wake of a representation to the AGC in September by the defence. The DNAA is needed so that the offences can be compounded.

The defence team told the media the compounds would be issued to Neelofa and Haris by today or tomorrow.

Sinar Harian had previously reported that Neelofa and Haris had pleaded not guilty on May 20 to a charge of failing to use the MySejahtera app to check-in at a location or to register manually before entering a carpet store located at the Nilai 3 Industrial Area at 4pm on May 2.

Haris also claimed trial to another charge of failing to wear a face mask in the carpet store.

Both were charged under Rule 19 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations (conditional movement order) 2021, which provides a fine of not more than RM50,000, or a jail term of not more than six months, or both, upon conviction.