Inter-district travel restrictions should follow administrative district instead of police district

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Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that there had been complaints from the public they were stopped and were compounded by the police at roadblocks set up within a district when the government has allowed movements within the district.

The government has clarified confusion on inter-district travel restrictions, saying that district administrative borders, and not police districts, are being used to determine the limitations.

For who received compound notices for allegedly crossing “police districts” during the movement control order (MCO) can now appeal to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for their summonses to be totally withdrawn.

“There has been some confusion. When we say the movement within a district is allowed, we mean, it should follow the country’s administrative district information. We’ve never said it follows the police district areas but administration under district officials.

“We’ve been very clear on that and it has always been like this. We don’t follow the chief police of certain districts or police areas,” he said in his daily press briefing.

“Those who got compounded in such a situation can appeal with MOH. You can also appeal the maximum RM1,000 compound to be lowered. It will be up to the prerogative of the officer-in-charge at MOH,” he added.

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