KUALA LUMPUR: Police say 95% of those who attended the recent tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque have come forward for Covid-19 tests and screening.
Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said the remaining 5% are being tracked down.
“In this regard, the police have set up a task force involving Criminal Investigation Department officers at all district and state levels, in an effort to track down those who attended the gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque here last month.
“As a result, and in collaboration with the health ministry, the task force was able to get the details of up to 10,000 of them (who attended the tabligh programme).
“We are still tracking down the others,” he said in a special interview aired on Radio Television Malaysia today.
He added that the police are actively contacting the tabligh members to urge them to inform anyone they know who has yet to undergo screening to do so.
“I also urge the public not to discriminate against members of this tabligh group as they have not done anything wrong in this matter (Covid-19 issue) and it could have a negative impact on them.
“Stop criticising, ridiculing and uttering abusive words against the tabligh members.
“They have, in fact, been very cooperative with the police and we were able to get more details from them, which they obtained on their own initiative (by tracking down fellow members),” he said.
He also urged members of the public to inform the police if they know of any patient or individual suspected of having Covid-19 in order to assist the ministry.