11 held to assist probe into Butterworth funeral procession

 

Police have arrested 11 individuals to assist in the investigation into alleged violation of the movement control order’s standard operating procedure (SOP) for being involved in a funeral procession from Teluk Air Tawar to the crematorium in Jalan Siram, Butterworth on June 17.

Seberang Perai Utara District Police chief Noorzainy Mohd Noor said all of them, aged 15 to 35, were detained at several locations around Butterworth and Mak Mandin between 6pm and 10pm yesterday.

Police have opened an investigation paper on the incident after receiving a report regarding a video clip of the funeral procession that had gone viral on TikTok and Facebook.

"Apart from the 11 individuals, including the teenager, we are still tracking down several others believed to be involved in accompanying the casket on Thursday.

"So far, we have recorded the testimony of the manager of the funeral services company and, according to him, he had prohibited the group from removing the casket from the vehicle before marching to the crematorium, but they were still stubborn (and went ahead with it)," he said when contacted by Bernama last night.

He said the group, comprising 15 to 20 people, were believed to be friends of the 23-year-old man who died at the Seberang Jaya Hospital due to tuberculosis.

Noorzainy said all the individuals arrested would be taken to the Butterworth Sessions Court tomorrow to obtain a remand order to enable the police to conduct further investigations.

"We believe that with the arrest of the 11, we can solve the case. We are completing the investigation paper to be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor's office," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966, Section 269 of the Penal Code and Regulation 9 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases 2021.

- Bernama

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