13 compounded for violating Friday prayer SOP in Kuala Kedah 26 Jun 2021 / 10:23 H. -Bernama ALOR SETAR: A total of 13 individuals who performed Friday prayers at a mosque in Kuala Kedah near here, yesterday were compounded a total of RM19,500 for violating the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Movement Control Order (MCO). Kota Setar police chief ACP Ahmad Shukri Mat Akhir ( pix) said acting on public information, three Op Covid-19 monitoring teams together with a team from the Home Ministry went to the location at about 2pm and found 34 individuals including children inside the mosque. “We let them complete their prayers first before taking action. They observed physical distancing and wore face masks during prayers but they violated the SOP regarding the number of congregation members,” he told reporters, here.