Halimah has reminded all quarters to always adhere to the SOPs stipulated by the National Security Council to ensure that funeral ceremonies could be held during the total lockdown period.
PUTRAJAYA (June 22): The Ministry of National Unity will revoke the operation permit of non-Muslim funeral service agencies found to have violated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the total lockdown.
In a statement, the ministry said the SOPs for the management of non-Muslims funerals stipulate that no procession activity or feast is allowed during the ceremony.
Only five family members are allowed for the preparation of the body and releasing of the ashes, while not more than 10 family members are allowed to attend the funeral ceremony at home, the burial site and crematorium.
Previously, a video clip of a funeral procession in Taman Samudera, Kedah went viral on social media, while 11 men were detained to assist the investigation into a group of individuals for allegedly violating the SOPs by attending a funeral procession in Jalan Siram, Penang.
The ministry said it regretted the two incidents as they posed the risk of spreading Covid-19 in the community.
In the same statement, National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique reminded all quarters to always adhere to the SOPs stipulated by the National Security Council to ensure that funeral ceremonies could be held during the total lockdown period.
