'No further action' for Terengganu MB's MCO case

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar will not be charged for alleged violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

The report said the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) categorised the case as "No Further Action" (NFA).

Terengganu police chief Roslee Chik said the AGC returned the investigation papers and informed them no charges would be brought.

"We completed the investigations and forwarded the investigation papers to them (AGC).

"They made the decision not to charge and (instructed) NFA for the case," he told Malay Mail.

The spotlight fell on Ahmad Samsuri (above) after photographs of him having a meal with former Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Said, who is also the state Umno chief, circulated on social media.

Similarly, no charges would be brought against Ahmad Said.

The MCO first came into force on March 18 with the aim of containing the spread of Covid-19.

It is expected to end on May 12, after three extensions.

Under the MCO, all non-essential businesses and services were ordered closed and people cannot leave their homes except for emergencies, approved work, and for essential needs such as medication and groceries within a 10km radius.

Earlier today, Deputy Health Minister Noor Azmi Ghazali and Perak exco Razman Zakaria were charged with violating the MCO.

Both pleaded guilty. They escaped a jail sentence and received the maximum fine of RM1,000.

Under Section 7(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020, a person violating the MCO can be fined up to RM1,000 or imprisoned up to six months or both.

As of noon yesterday, the coronavirus had infected 5,820 people and claimed 99 lives in Malaysia.

However, 3,957 people have recovered and 1,764 are still in treatment.

Globally, Covid-19 has infected more than three million people and claimed 211,520 lives.

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