Communication And Multimedia Act 1998 Cases In Malaysia

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Communication and multimedia act 1998 cases in malaysia. This is what happened in johor bharu recently when a man was arrested for sharing a crude photo insulting the malaysian prime minister in a whatsapp group. Suruhanjaya komunikasi dan multimedia malaysia malaysian communications and multimedia commission. Examination of person acquainted with. Akta komunikasi dan multimedia 1998 is a malaysian law which enacted to provide for and to regulate the converging communications and multimedia industries and for incidental matters.

The deputy minister later clarified that the police s power to request or seize a person s mobile phone if he is a suspect and involved in any pending investigation and not the the general public randomly. The malaysian communications and multimedia commission was created pursuant to the malaysian communications and multimedia commission act 1998 as a new regulator for the communications and multimedia industry in malaysia. 44 103 08 2016 the accused was charged under s. 233 of the communications and multimedia act 1998 for.

The charge under section 233 1 a of the communications and multimedia act 1998 act 588 punishable under section 233 3 of the same act carries a maximum rm50 000 fine or up to one year s. Broadcasting act 1988 act 338 status. Territorial and extra territorial application 5. Laws of malaysia act 588 communications and multimedia act 1998 arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1.

At the same time the communications and multimedia act 1998 was passed to fulfill the need to regulate an increasingly convergent communications and multimedia industry. In force the communications and multimedia act 1998 malay. Communications and multimedia act 1998 act 588 acts. You may get yourself at the bad side of the law in the form of section 233 and section 211 of the communication and multimedia act 1998 cma 1998.

Power to require attendance of person acquainted with case. Interpretation part ii ministerial powers and procedures. 253 of the communications and multimedia act 1998. Nevertheless numerous people were investigated under s.

Power of the minister to exclude certain persons geographical areas etc.