KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a reminder to the public today to not spread or share videos or photos of the fatal accident involving a Form Five student in Meru, Ipoh last Friday as such acts could be punishable under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
The MCMC also urged those who have uploaded such content to remove and delete them out of respect to the victim’s family.
“The sharing of such content not only will hurt the feelings of the victim’s family, but violates basic principles and ethics. Every individual should consider things carefully and not spread such photos or videos,” the commission said in a statement last night.
The MCMC also advised the public to not speculate over the matter as the case was still ongoing and conveyed its sympathies to the victim’s family over their loss.
The Form Five student was killed when he was hit by a car at Jalan Taman Jati near Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jati in Meru, Ipoh believed to have been driven by a senior police officer with the rank of deputy superintendent (DSP).
The officer, 44, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder at the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court earlier yesterday. — BERNAMA
