57 'mat rempit' surrender for fear of missing Aidilfitri

Malaysiakini : After six hours of hiding in an oil palm plantation in Johor Bahru, 57 ‘mat rempit’ surrendered themselves to the police for fear of missing the Aidilfitri celebration.

Kulai district police chief Supt Tok Beng Yeow said the men, aged 17 to 42, were hiding in the oil palm plantation at Kilometre 7, Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi, since 3am on Saturday.

Two officers and 13 personnel from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division involved in a special operation in conjunction with Op Selamat 20 surrounded the area, preventing the men from escaping.

“During the operation, most of these mat rempit hid in the oil palm plantation and tried to escape via rat routes but were surrounded by the police.  “Finally, at 9am, one by one started to surrender as they could not stand the hot condition in the plantation, and some said they were hungry and missed the Aidilfitri delicacies,” he said in a statement today.

Tok said 140 summonses were issued for various offences, including no driving licence and insurance, expired licence, non-standard plate numbers, modified exhaust, and not wearing a helmet. He added that 39 motorcycles were confiscated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987.

apanama is back : Luckily it is Hari Raya. If not they won't surrender? They sure will surrender because now the dry spell and heat is extreme. Without food and water all these fellows could not survive in the plantation.

Plain Old Malaysian : No fear of authority but great fear of missing out on Raya goodies . 🙄🙄🙄

- Bernama