PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded statements from three individuals over a video, widely circulated on social media, showing them handing leftover food to a homeless man, which sparked backlash online.
It said the individuals were called in for questioning, and further investigations were carried out today at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters in Johor, where three mobile phones and three SIM cards were also seized to assist in the probe.
In a statement today, MCMC said the video was believed to contain extremely obscene content, which had triggered widespread anger and condemnation from netizens while also touching on the sensitivities of Malaysia’s multiracial society.
The case is being investigated under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which provides for a maximum fine of RM500,000, imprisonment of up to two years, or both, upon conviction.
A Bernama check on TikTok found that several account holders had uploaded the nearly two-minute video.
In the video, three local young men are seen placing chicken bones in a rice packet and handing it to a homeless man who was sleeping on the sidewalk.
