PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 — Legal action can be taken against anyone sharing media of victims of the plane crash on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway in Shah Alam, Selangor, yesterday, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
In a statement today, it said provisions for such actions are under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
“Sharing photos or video recordings of crash victims can not only offend the families of the victims concerned, but also violate the most basic principles and ethics,” it said.
In expressing its sympathy to the victims’ families, the MCMC advised everyone to remove photos or videos of the victims and not to spread them.
A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) light craft flying from Langkawi to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang crashed around 2.50pm yesterday, killing the six passengers and two crew onboard as well as a motorcyclist and a motorist on the ground.
Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Seri Johari Harun was one of the victims.
— Bernama
