Police, AGC, MCMC to join forces to probe and prosecute cyber crimes, says Fahmi


PUTRAJAYA: Enforcement authorities will collaborate on ways to take immediate action against cyber crimes committed on social media platforms, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

"The Cabinet decided today (July 24) that the police, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Attorney General’s Chambers scrutinise the issues and take immediate action on how to strengthen and streamline aspects with regard to investigations and prosecution of online and cyber crimes," he said during a post-Cabinet press conference here on Wednesday (July 24).

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