KKMM sets up investigation committee on indecent remarks case

KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) yesterday established a Committee for the Investigation of Indecent Remarks Cases in 2014 on the official Twitter account of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

KKMM secretary-general (sec-gen) Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek said the committee to be chaired by KKMM deputy sec-gen Tan Chuan Ou comprises four members.

The committee will conduct a detailed investigation starting today (Jan 15), on the issue of old tweets containing indecent remarks on the MCMC Twitter account, to identify how it surfaced through the examination of documents, rules, operating methods, parties involved, and the possibility of elements of abuse or misappropriation.

"This committee will also recommend appropriate action, including disciplinary action, (lodging) police report or reporting to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or bringing a civil action in court against the parties involved if there is negligence or misconduct in this issue," he said in a statement, here, yesterday.

He also said the investigation would be carried out transparently and a report on the results of the investigation would be submitted to KKMM Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah for further action.

He added that improvement measures will also be proposed to ensure that such things do not recur.

-- BERNAMA