After Sivagangga cluster, lawyers say time to throw the book at Covid-19 quarantine breakers

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Prominent criminal lawyer Datuk K. Kumaraendran said the authorities could use Section 269 of the Penal Code to charge quarantine breakers with willingly and knowingly spreading a dangerous disease. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Authorities can pursue penalties aside from compounds for those breaching the Covid-19 mandatory quarantine, said lawyers who noted there were other applicable laws. One such case — a permanent resident in Kedah behind the so-called Sivagangga cluster — has already forced authorities to lock down several areas in the state. The index patient who broke his mandatory home quarantine has been identified as causing at least 40 others to be infected, some of which were third generation cases. While acknowledging that the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) and its (Measures within Infected Local Areas) Regulations…