{"id":7244,"date":"2020-12-09T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7244"},"modified":"2020-12-09T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:15:04","slug":"strong-calls-for-cyberbullying-to-be-categorized-as-criminal-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7244","title":{"rendered":"Strong calls for cyberbullying to be categorized as criminal offense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 8 — A questionnaire related to cyberbullying conducted by Multimedia University (MMU) since last July found that 89 percent of legal practitioners want cyberbullying\u00a0categorized as a criminal offense, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the survey involving 409 respondents, 74 percent of legal practitioners stated that there was a\u00a0need to establish a special court related to cyberbullying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further said that 71.6 percent of legal practitioners, and 89.3 percent of the public, wanted\u00a0specific legislation\u00a0for cyberbullying, or a cyberbullying act,\u00a0to be introduced.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These findings are very important because we want to know what\u00a0the community and legal practitioners feel about cyberbullying\u2026 cyberbullying is a serious matter,” he told newsmen after chairing a coordination meeting on the proposed Anti-Cyberbullying Act at his ministry here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On July 3, Saifuddin said the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) had appointed MMU to conduct research related to cyber-bullying laws due to the recent increase in cyberbullying cases in Malaysia, some of which even resulted in suicide cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saifuddin said MMU was asked to provide a detailed report on the research findings, which is expected to be completed by Jan 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The current (survey) figures are raw data. We hope the full and complete report can be completed and when it is done, we will look at whether to introduce a policy or opt for amendments to the law,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the ministry\u00a0was in no hurry to implement new legislation on cyberbulying as the issue needs to be looked into\u00a0very carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If we want to make cyberbullying a crime, we have to look at existing legislation\u2026 there may already be existing provisions under the Penal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We also need to study\u00a0if\u00a0existing laws are sufficient (to address the issue) and if it is not, we will then decide if a specific act is needed\u00a0to address cyberbulying,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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