TAWAU: An information technology (IT) teacher claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of knowingly making and initiating the transmission of fake information using the WhatsApp messaging application.
Rafeah Buang, 36, who is attached to a government department in Semporna, is accused of initiating the transmission of a fake message to a WhatsApp group called “Karpet Kemas 189-Semporna” with the intention to annoy others at about 1pm at Semporna Hospital on Dec 11, 2014.
The message asked people to watch out for a black Proton car bearing the plate number SAA6086T which was believed to be the car of a rapist and for safety purposes, to spread the information to family members and friends.
The charge, under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, provides for a fine of up to RM50,000, or imprisonment for up to a year, or both, and a further fine of RM1,000 for each day the offence continues after the conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Mohd Sophian Zakaria, who prosecuted said the case was the first of its kind in Malaysia involving a group WhatsApp.
Judge Awang Krisnada Awang Mahmud allowed bail of RM2,500 in one surety and fixed Jan 31, 2018 for case management and appointment of counsel by the accused. -FMT
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