Media trespassed at Maeps? - Cops begin probe

The police are investigating allegations that six media personnel trespassed on the grounds of the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (Maeps) Covid-19 quarantine centre on the day of the planned Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) strike.

Sepang deputy OCPD Md Noor Aehawan Mohamed confirmed that the police have recorded the statements of 17 Health Ministry personnel including doctors and nurses, over the matter.

“The police report was lodged by the Maeps quarantine centre management team yesterday. The area concerned is a hall that housed 496 Covid-19 positive female patients.

"The hall has been gazetted as a quarantine and treatment centre, and outsiders cannot enter without permission," he said in a statement today.