KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been instructed to track down and take action against the owner of the TikTok account @janggut_putih, who is suspected of uploading content containing defamatory material.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said this individual uploaded the old video from 2019 to incite anger among the public.
“Thank you. This is a video from 2019, recycled to provoke anger intentionally. @MCMC_RASMI will track down the suspect and take action,” he said.
Fahmi was responding to an X (formerly Twitter) user’s complaint, who, among other things, requested the Communications Minister to take action against the TikTok account owner concerned.
In the 1.49-minute video, an individual alleged that the Education Ministry under the then-Pakatan Harapan government (from 2018 to 2020) forced parents and students to register for a debit card from an international bank. The suspect also used vulgar language in making the allegations.
— Bernama
