KULAI: The owner of a Singapore-registered vehicle accused of concealing its number plate to purchase subsidised RON95 fuel last Friday has presented himself at the Kulai district police headquarters to assist with investigations.
Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the investigation papers are still being prepared, and will be promptly referred to the deputy public prosecutor.
“The individuals in the video (which went viral) are a married couple aged 63 and 67,” he said, Benama reported.
Media reports over the last weekend said police tracked down the owner, a permanent resident of Singapore, and summoned him to the Kulai district police headquarters to help with the investigation.
The case is being investigated under Section 108(3)(e) of the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987.
Earlier, a viral 90-second video showed the driver of a what appears to be a foreign registered vehicle pumping RON95 petrol.
Previously, the Johor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) had inspected a petrol station, following a complaint.
State KPDN director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said that enforcement action was initiated under Subregulation 12A of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974 for a suspected breach of the Supply Controller’s directive, which prohibits the sale of RON95 petrol to foreign-registered vehicles.
