ENFORCEMENT officers from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry are acting within their jurisdiction when they use handcuffs to arrest illegal CD and VCD peddlers, said its minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The new powers were given to the officers following recent amendments to the Copyright Act 1997, which enables officers to arrest suspects, he said when replying to Kerk Kim Hock (DAP – Kota Melaka) during the winding up of the debate on the Budget at the committee stage.
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