Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said that he made a decision on the basis of national interest.
“Hence, lies on the internet connected to the 'coronavirus' to any particular ethnic or religious group is not only deplorable, but inflammatory in our plural society of numerous ethnic and religious groups,” he said in a statement here today. He said charges would be filed against individuals concerned in the coming days and one option was using Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Accordingly, the individuals concerned would be charged under Section 505 of the Penal Code which governs statements relating to public mischief. Award winning journalist Wan Noor Hayati Wan Alias was charged in the magistrate's court today with three counts of causing public fear or alarm, believed to be over her social media posts on the recent 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak.She was charged over three separate postings under the “Ibu Yati” Facebook account at 10pm on Jan 26.
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