CSO Enforcement Applies Regardless Of Offenders’ Backgrounds - SWCorp

ALOR SETAR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Community Service Order (CSO) enforcement is applied regardless of an offender’s public or private sector background, reflecting fair enforcement, said Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) Kedah branch director Shamsuharizal Basir.

He said that in the seventh series of CSO held at Dataran Pahlawan here, a total of 24 offenders aged between 19 and 53 were involved, comprising 23 Malaysians and one Bangladeshi.

He said the main offences committed were littering, particularly small items such as cigarette butts, as well as leaving food containers in public places, especially in parking areas and crowded locations such as major shopping centres in the city.

“For the period from Jan 1 to April 29, a total of 43 offenders were subjected to CSO, involving 267 hours in total. Of that number, 10 offenders have completed their sentences, with 120 hours recorded, while the remaining 33 are still undergoing CSO, accounting for a further 147 hours,” he told reporters here today.

He added that the implementation of ‘Op Cegah’ has proven effective, as several identified hotspot areas have shown a significant reduction in offences, with some no longer recording any cases.

Shamsuharizal said the effectiveness of the operation was also driven by public awareness, with members of the public coming forward to provide information and evidence such as dashcam recordings, closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, as well as direct complaints to the authorities.

“Public cooperation as the ‘eyes and ears’ of enforcement officers has been extremely helpful in efforts to curb littering offences,” he said.

In this regard, he reminded the public to continue maintaining environmental cleanliness and to refrain from littering, especially among smokers, urging them to dispose of cigarette butts properly.

-- BERNAMA