Wa-ter fiasco: 41 Myanmar nationals to be charged on April 20


SEPANG: A total of 41 Myanmar nationals will be charged in court on Monday (April 20) for participating in a water festival.

A statement by Sepang police said that

The investigation paper on the case has been forwarded to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP), said Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof in a statement Sunday (April 19).

The 41 will be charged at the Sepang court on Monday morning, under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020.

The statement added that 22 Myanmar nationals had been released and made as prosecution witnesses.

Footage of the celebration, shot at a factory hostel, had gone viral on social media on April 13, with viewers condemning the act.

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