KUALA LUMPUR: Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad's managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin does not condone theft, but following the recent flood that had forced desperate victims to steal food items from his premises, he allowed it.
"I do not condone such act (theft), however due to emergency, it is possible that people had no other options but to do it (steal) in order to survive.
"With all sincerity, I give my permission for them to do it (steal) but only with the intention of survival because of the delay in aid relief, and not because of other reasons."
It was reported that food items were stolen from Mydin Mart in Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam, which was inundated with flood yesterday.
"Let us pray to God for the people to be safe and for the flood as well as the Covid-19 pandemic to be over and things return to normal," he said in a statement today.
The recent flood that took many residents by surprise, had caused the outlet a loss of millions of ringgit, he added.
Yesterday, Shah Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Baharudin Mat Taib said several convenience stores in Taman Sri Muda were broken into between 1pm and 2pm.
Aside from Mydin Mart, other stores were KK Super Mart, 7-Eleven and GMart.
Baharudin said a team of policemen was deployed to the area to conduct crime prevention rounds. They were assisted by members of the General Operations Force.