KUALA LUMPUR: The media should adhere to the Child Act 2001 [Act 611] while reporting on cases involving children, says Children’s Commissioner Dr Farah Nini Dusuki.
Expressing concern over recent media coverage of a 12-year-old boy who drove a car and a 14-year-old girl who posed as a doctor, she said both children were portrayed “in a distressing manner despite not being fully accountable for their actions”.
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