MCO violations: 614 compounded, 30 remanded on Saturday (May 22)

PETALING JAYA: A total of 614 individuals were compounded while 30 others were remanded over movement control order violations on Saturday (May 22).

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said among the violations committed were failure to provide entry log or equipment (218), not wearing face masks (126), not observing physical distancing (103), not complying with movement control restrictions (102), interstate/inter-district travel (five) and 90 other offences.

"The compliance operations task force led by police, comprising 15,206 personnel divided into 3,731 teams conducted 70,849 checks.

They checked 4,402 supermarkets, 4,953 restaurants, 2,439 factories, 3,934 banks, 870 government offices, and 2,096 hawkers.

"They also monitored 1,857 markets and farmers markets, 3,113 places of worship, 1,718 recreational areas, 2,079 land transport terminals, 360 water transport terminals and 143 air transport terminals," he said in a statement on Sunday (May 23).

Under Ops Benteng, he said 38 foreigners had been arrested with three vehicles seized, adding that 482 roadblocks were also mounted nationwide.

On sanitation operations, he said 136 were conducted on Monday involving 55 red zones, five orange zones, four yellow zones and one green zone

"The operations were conducted by 816 Fire and Rescue Department personnel, 188 local government personnel and 173 fire engines.

"Cumulatively, 24,479 operations had been conducted since March 30 involving 156 zones," he added.