KUALA LUMPUR: Online platform provider should take more proactive measures to block immoral and unlawful activities and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of children, said Minister of Communications, Fahmi Fadzil.
He said, the MADANI government will not compromise on any form of crime that endangers the future of our children.
Fahmi appreciated the action taken by the police for executing the integrated operation known as “Op Pedu Bersepadu PDRM-MCMC” spearheaded by Bukit Aman’s Sexual, Women and Child Investigations Division (D11) and the Malaysia Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
“This action is a reflective of collective efforts to protect children from all forms of threats in both physical and digital spaces,” he said.
Fahmi also urged parents to play their roles in monitoring their children’s use of social media especially those who are underage so as to safeguard their safety.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the police will continue to act against those in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the country.
“The police will take stern action on those who possess, distribute or produce such materials.
“Claiming ignorance of the law will not help those involved in this case,” he said as reported by NST Tuesday.
Earlier it was reported that police had arrested 13 individuals in the Op Pedo. All the suspects were Malaysians aged 20-74 and arrested in six states including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Terengganu, Penang and Perak.
In the “Op Pedo Bersepadu PDRM-MCMC the police had seized 4,000 adult phonographic content from various devices including computers, cell phones and external hard disks.
According to Razarudin, the suspects came from different backgrounds and professions including account manager, electrical appliances shop worker, sales engineer, graphic designer, tailor, freelance videographer, e-hailing driver, travel operator, factory worker, farmer, welder and waiter.
He said the arrests were made under Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act for accessing child pornography and Section 292 of the Penal Code for possession of obscene materials.
“The police have obtained remand orders on 11 of these suspects for between one and four days. However, two others have been released on police bail,” he said.
