Published on: Thursday, April 29, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Is it reasonable to impose a compound as high as RM50,000 for standard operating procedure (SOP) violations, when many are still struggling due to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?
The question is raised by netizens, who disagreed with the actions taken by the Kelantan police against several small traders in the state.
For them the actions were extreme, inappropriate and lack of empathy, because such heavy compound fines were issued to the common people who were only operating small-scale businesses.
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Their dissatisfaction mounted on Tuesday when celebrity and entrepreneur Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor or Neelofa and her family were slapped with a total compound of RM60,000 for failing to comply with the SOP during her wedding ceremony and breaching regulations on the interstate travel.