May 01, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 The Malaysian Communications as well as Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has summoned fifteen people to give their statements as well as assist in investigations following a distribution of text summary rumours as well as defamatory remarks which have become some-more prevalent lately.
MCMC chairman Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi pronounced between a examples of rumours were upon riots during 13th ubiquitous choosing as well as those calling upon a people to hoard essential products in expectation of riots receiving place.
Spreading such rumours is an corruption under a Penal Code as well as Communications as well as Multimedia Act 1998. We have been auxiliary with a police in multiform investigations as well as if there is enough justification to prosecute, a people who carried out a offences will be charged.
All parties should think twice prior to forwarding any news as well as report received. Verify a report from central sources, he pronounced in a statement here today.
MCMC additionally found a bullying direction in a cyber space as becoming some-more drawn out during a 13th ubiquitous choosing as elements of threats as well as insult have been criminal offences under a Penal Code, he said.
If a crime takes place whether it is in a practical or real world, it still constitutes an offence. There is no difference, he said. Bernama
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