Cops nab eighth suspect over sale of fake Covid-19 vaxx certificates

KLANG: Police have arrested another person in connection with a clinic that was offering falsified digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said the latest arrest brings the total number of suspects arrested to eight now.

"I will not get into detail about the identity of the eighth suspect for now.

"We still have much to do in terms of our investigations into the case.

"We will update the people once we are further along with our probe," he told reporters after visiting an Op Selamat roadblock at Sungai Rasau here on Monday (Jan 31) evening.

It was reported that the crackdown on private clinics that offer fake digital vaccination certificates had widened to the Klang Valley after earlier raids in Terengganu and Sabah.

In the latest raid, a private clinic in Gombak was offering fake certificates for RM500 each.

The clients were initially charged up to RM3,000 each for the service but the fee was subsequently reduced to RM500.

The case was being investigated under Section 269 of the Penal Code (for committing a negligent act likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous to life) and Section 22(d) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act.