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WhatsApp messages that have been circulating around recently, purporting that the police are stopping motorists at road blocks and fining them for not complying with the enhanced safe distancing measures are false, said the police on Monday (April 13).
A police media statement said: “The police have not conducted road blocks specifically to enforce the elevated safe distancing measures, and no passengers have been fined at road blocks for not complying with these measures.”
“The police conduct road blocks to detect offences such as drink-driving, and (for) other law enforcement purposes, such as to detect wanted persons,” said the police spokesman.
“Nevertheless, if the police come across motorists and passengers flouting the elevated safe distancing measures when conducting such road blocks, the police may take enforcement action.”
Source: The Straits Times
