KUALA LUMPUR – A youth has been arrested on suspicion of promoting child pornography via social media.
Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 19-year-old was detained by a team from the Bukit Aman D11 division in Semenyih near here on Wednesday.
“Police seized a mobile phone belonging to the suspect believed to contain pictures and videos promoting the immoral activity to the public,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The suspect has been remanded until today.
The case is being investigated under Section 292 of the Penal Code and Section 10 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
Earlier, a screenshot promoting child porn had gone viral on social media. – Bernama, June 20, 2021
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