PUTRAJAYA, May 10 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) seized a mobile phone and a SIM card while searching an individual's premises to obtain further information as part of an ongoing investigation.
It said the seizure was to facilitate investigations into content uploaded on the individual's Facebook account, believed to contain offensive elements related to race, religion, and royalty (3R).
The probe is being carried out under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998, which covers offences involving the transmission of obscene, indecent, false, menacing, or offensive content intended to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass others.
The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court authorised the search with a warrant under Section 247 of the CMA 1998.
"A data preservation session and statement recording were also carried out at the Pudu Police Station on May 9
“The individual appeared at the MCMC Headquarters earlier to provide a statement," the MCMC said in a statement today.
It stressed that all actions were taken per the legal provisions under the CMA 1998.
"The public is advised to allow space for the investigation to be completed in a transparent and thorough manner," said the MCMC.
— Bernama
