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KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman police said stranded in home cities need only apply for an interstate trip and should not wait for approval.
The director of the Federal Department of Criminal Investigation, Huzir Mohamed, said that the police will not notify applicants if their applications are successful or not.
He said the police will be able to obtain the details of the applicants through the Gerak Malaysia app.
“If he or she stops at the roadblocks, the officers will have the information that you are going home.
“We are not going to give any notification,” he said, explaining how the system worked, along with the chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Al-Ishsal Ishak, here today.
Huzir said that as of today (May 3), more than 500,000 people have requested to return home. This number also includes those who have requested such a trip at police stations.
The government announced that interstate travel will begin May 7-10.
“Starting Thursday (May 7), those around the Klang Valley can travel to their respective states.
“The next day (May 8), those in Perak, Johor and Kelantan can start moving,” said Huzir.
May 9 is for those trapped in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Melaka, and Pahang, while May 10 is for those in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Terengganu to return home.
Huzir also said that the rest and recreation (R&R) areas along the highways will be closed, except for the sanitary facilities.
He reminded travelers not to meet at any stops on their journey home.
For questions about who should submit interstate applications, Huzir said that people over the age of 16 should fill in their details.
In another matter, Huzir said throughout the movement control order, authorities had arrested 28,992 people for violating the order.
Of that number, 15,792 have been charged in court, while 5,312 people had their crimes aggravated.
