KOTA BARU: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Police and Election Commission (EC) will monitor and address any attempts to exploit 3R (religion, royalty and race) issues during the Johor and Negri Sembilan state elections.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the enforcement effort would cover campaign events and digital content.
He said that the division of enforcement responsibilities among the agencies has been defined.
"If any violation or offence involving 3R issues occurs physically during the official campaign period, action will be taken by the police or the EC.
"Any provocation or physical offence detected before the commencement of the official campaign period falls entirely under the jurisdiction of the police," he told reporters after the presentation of letters of appointment to chairpersons of the National Information Dissemination Centre (Nadi) Advisory panels for Kelantan on Tuesday (June 16).
For 3R-related content online, MCMC will take firm action under existing laws upon receiving complaints.
"I would like to take this opportunity to remind all parties contesting in the elections to conduct healthy and responsible campaigns," he said.
The EC has set June 27 as nomination day for the Johor state election, with early voting on July 7 and polling on July 11.
For Negri Sembilan, nomination day has been set for July 18, while early voting and polling day will be held on July 28 and Aug 1, respectively. – Bernama
