Communication And Multimedia Act 1998 Cases

Our panel will talk about how cyber harassment affects malaysians and analyse the adequacy of the communications and multimedia act cma 1998 in tackling cyber harassment while comparing it with laws from other countries.

Communication and multimedia act 1998 cases. 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 of the minister to exclude certain persons geographical areas etc. The accused filed an application to strike out the charge on the grounds that. Power to require attendance of person acquainted with case.

Communications and multimedia act 1998 act 588 incorporating latest amendment act a1220 2004 arrangement of sections. The communications and multimedia act 1998 malay. The implementation of communication and multimedia act 1998 ensures that information is secure the network is safe reliable and the service is affordable all over malaysia. 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.

Interpretation part ii ministerial powers and procedures chapter ministerial. 233 of the communications and multimedia act 1998 for publishing an offensive instagram posting using the username kuasasiswa. 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. 233 of the communications and multimedia act 1998.

In malaysia you can use this act for any cases regarding your internet service provider and see whether they got accuses of part of this law. Admissibility of statements in evidence. 44 103 08 2016 the accused was charged under s. The authorities are given the power to do so for most offences including in patrick teoh s case which falls under the communications and multimedia act 1998 said foong who is co deputy chair of the bar council s cyber law committee.

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. Territorial and extra territorial application 5. Notably in the case of mohd fahmi redza bin mohd zarin lawan pendakwa raya dan satu lagi kes kuala lumpur criminal application no. Act 588 communications and multimedia act 1998 arrangement of sections part i preliminary section.

Multimedia commission act 1998 an act to provide for the establishment of the malaysian communications and multimedia commission with powers to supervise and regulate the communications and multimedia activities in malaysia and to enforce the communications and multimedia laws of malaysia and for related matters. The talk will then open up to the audience for discussion. Teoh s case was probed under section 233 of the cma.