Four people, including a civil servant, have been detained by the police for alleged possession and distribution of over 50,000 child sexual abuse materials, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay in a press conference on Friday (April 4).
Ayob Khan said the other three were an accountant, a web designer and a telecommunication company trainer and they are aged between 26 and 49.
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Ayob Khan said the other three were an accountant, a web designer and a telecommunication company trainer and they are aged between 26 and 49.
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00:00In Selangor, there are five locations, one in Kajang, two in Ampang Daya, one in Petaling Daya and one in Shah Alam, while in Pulau Pinang, the location is in Timor Lautu.
00:18In this operation, four arrests were made, including four local men, one from Malay, two from China and one from India.
00:33The suspects in this case are public officials, accountants, web designers, and protégés.
00:46The modus operandi used by the suspects is to use an electronic device on a cable to access and obtain CSAM materials peer-to-peer.
00:58Among the arrested suspects, most of the materials are shared by social media platforms in a telegram group, while others store the materials for their own consumption.
01:11Most of the pornography materials are stored in electronic devices such as hard disks, mobile phones, computers, and iPads.
01:22Two investigations have found the accused, one in Petaling Daya, accused under section 292, and OKT accused under section 3000.
01:33OKT will also be accused under section 10, the sexual assault against children on the 14th of this month.
01:40For example, in Shah Alam, OKT was accused under section 292 KK, OKT was also accused under section 6000.
01:50Meanwhile, two investigations have found that there has been a significant increase in the issue of child pornography in 2023,
02:07an increase of 121%, more than RM50,000 in materials.
02:22This project was initiated by the Singapore Police. Six countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan.
02:36There are a total of 435 suspects in these six countries.
02:44Any country that has information about IP addresses in Malaysia or suspects in Malaysia, we will take action.
02:52But if you look at it, from various fields, there are public officials, accountants, web designers, and so on.
03:03Thank you very much.