KKMM to investigate offensive tweets linked to MCMC account


Saifuddin says KKMM will not compromise, claiming that it will act transparently in addressing the issue. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) will be investigating the issue of indecent tweets that have been linked to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC’s) official Twitter account.

“I have instructed the KKMM secretary general (Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek) to conduct a comprehensive investigation from all angles, including the procedure for operating the Twitter account,” its minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said in a statement.

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