PETALING JAYA: Police have confirmed the arrest and remand of a 33-year-old man who verbally abused several individuals after being told to wear a face mask.
The incident took place at a nasi lemak stall on Jalan Desa Bakti in Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur, on July 18.
Brickfields district police chief Anuar Omar confirmed the arrest with FMT. “Yes, we have arrested him,” he said, adding that the man was being remanded at the Brickfields district police station.
A police report was lodged after the man berated the nasi lemak seller and a customer after he was told to put on a mask.
In a video that went viral, the man, in a black singlet and shorts, could be seen taunting another customer, dressed in an orange T-shirt, to call the police.
A girl who helps her mother run the stall said they had been operating at Taman Desa for the past eight years, adding that the man in orange was a regular customer.
She told FMT the man in the black singlet had gone to the stall to buy nasi lemak at about 10.30am when her mother noticed that he was not wearing a face mask.
“My mum was packing the nasi lemak when she asked him about the face mask. He shouted back, ‘Who the hell are you? You sell nasi lemak, just do your job’. My mum was really taken aback,” she said.
She said he continued to abuse them while the man in the orange shirt was ushered away.
Police also said the man manages a gym which is currently not in operation because of the lockdown. Another video showing the man screaming vulgarities at people inside the gym is also making the rounds on social media.
In a statement, Brickfields deputy police chief Basri Sagoni said the case was being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation and Rule 17(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Regulations 2021 for failing to comply with Covid-19 SOPs.
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https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...d-to-wear-mask/Part 1 - The incident. Spotted in Taman Desa. Apart from not complying with SOP by not wearing a mask, this rude customer even threatened to assault another customer who approached him.
Part 2 - UPDATE: The original Part 2 video is now private, but basically the rundown is: The nasi lemak seller (daughter) explained what happened from the beginning. The guy was buying food from their stall, and her mum signaled to him to wear a mask because they are dealing with food. The guy went ballistic and screamed at her suddenly, saying "Who the hell are you to ask me to wear a mask? kau berniaga buat cara kau berniaga nasi lemak, no need to kepoh pasal orang lain." that's when the orange t-shirt guy who was queueing behind (who is a regular customer) had enough and intervened. The rest is history.
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