DAP secretary general Kerk Kim Hock today urged the government to refund motorists who have paid the extra RM300 penalty in addition to their summons compound.

According to a malaysiakini report on Wednesday, the additional RM300 penalty imposed by the police since May 16 in the Ops Warta II has been cancelled.

In an Utusan Malaysia report today Deputy Home Minister Zainal Abidin Zin clarified that those who settle their summonses at police stations will not be imposed with the additional fines but motorists nabbed at roadblocks will be slapped with the additional RM300 penalty.

The deputy minister said the additional penalty will be cancelled automatically when the original fine is settled.

However, when contacted later, Kerk said that the clarification did not convey an "accurate picture".

According to the DAP leader, motorists who had settled their summonses at police stations were also slapped with the additional fine.

Ops Warta II, launched in May this year, caused panic among traffic offenders and their mad scramble to meet the police deadline caused long queues and confusion at police stations and payment counters throughout the country.

The operation also came under heavy criticisms from various quarters. Even Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dr Rais Yatim questioned the legality of the police action but the attorney-general's chambers clarified that the police had acted legally.