两名马国人涉嫌将约1万2千个口罩走私回国,被印度尼西亚当局逮捕,而这些口罩也被充公。

据印尼当局表示,两名嫌疑犯分别为44岁及42岁的马来西亚籍人,两人称他们打算分发这些口罩给马来西亚儿童,防止他们感染武汉冠状病毒(COVID-19)。

两人原计划于周三(11日)登上飞往吉隆坡的班机,却引起了苏门答腊岛(Sumatra)棉兰市(Medan)国际机场官员对两人起疑,并搜索他们的行李。

印尼警方证实,在将口罩没收后,两人将会在未被控任何刑事犯罪下,遣返回国。

印尼于本月传出首起确诊病例后,已引发民众抢购防疫用品,其物品也随之涨价,促使当局严格取缔。

警方早前也在在雅加达近郊城市唐格朗(Tangerang),发现接近60万片外科手术口罩。

当局指出,“各地口罩价格飞涨,且一直处于断货,很可能是因为囤积者为了赚钱试图牺牲公众利益。

警方表示,一旦定罪,嫌疑犯可能会面临最高五年的监禁和巨额罚款。

今日印尼贸易部长苏帕曼托(Agus Suparmanto)亦宣布,由于疫情扩散,印尼将暂时禁止口罩出口以确保内需,直至国内供应无虞才会解禁。

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