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Malaysia Jails Nezar Mohamed, Indian Citizen Identified As Superspreader Of ‘Sivaganga Cluster’ Outbreak, For Defying Home Quarantine Rules
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57-year-old Nezar Mohamed Sabur Batca, a restaurant owner in Napoh, who was identified as the index case for the Covid-19 'Sivagangga cluster' in Malaysia, was fined RM12,000 and jailed five months on Thursday (Aug 13) for violating home quarantine orders, The New Strait Times reported.
Nezar Mohamed, an Indian national with permanent resident status in Malaysia and the owner of Restoran Nasi Kandar Salleh northern state of Kedah , pleaded guilty to four charges of violating a mandated 14-day home quarantine order upon his return from India last month.
Nezar Mohamed has been linked to the ‘Sivagangga cluster’, which spread in three states - Kedah, Perlis and Penang. A total of 45 cases linked to the cluster.
Upon return from India, Nezar underwent a COVID-19 screening at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) but initially tested negative. He was however put under Home Surveillance Order (HSO) but violated the rules during the quarantine period.
After a second test for Covid-19 came back positive, dozens of people, including his family members, restaurant workers and customers, were found to have been infected.
Nezar Mohamed was found guilty by the Alor Star magistrate's court of violating home quarantine procedures on July 14. Magistrate Mohd Hadi Hakimi Harun from the Jitra Magistrate's Court passed down the sentence today, 13 August.
Nezar Mohamed was earlier charged under Section 15(1) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988, which carries a maximum jail term of two years, or a fine, or both
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