Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday (April 17) brushed off claims that the police have no powers to act during the movement control order (MCO).<br /><br />He explained that police have been given discretionary powers to handle MCO violations under Act 342 - Prevention And Control Of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.<br /><br />To a question, Ismail said it is not an offence if someone doesn’t wear a face mask in public places during the MCO period based on Health Ministry guidelines.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
