BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police will conduct an investigation into allegations that Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor flouted movement control order 3.0 SOPs by test-driving a car at a vehicle sales and exhibition centre at Autocity Juru here yesterday.
Seberang Perai Tengah police chief Shafee Abd Samad said the investigation is being conducted in accordance with Section 269 of the Penal Code and Regulation 17 (1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures in Local Infectious Areas) Regulations 2021.
“Police will call everyone involved, including the menteri besar,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Yesterday, social media was abuzz following the spread of photos and videos showing an individual, believed to be Sanusi, test-driving a car, while the country is now under total lockdown (MCO 3.0) to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Under the SOPs, vehicle sales and exhibition centres are not allowed to operate.
The MCO 3.0 is from June 1 to 14.