Eleven cases have been taken to court under Section 211 and Section 233 of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 involving fines amounting to RM24,500 from last year until now.
Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said they consisted of six cases of posting comments insulting the Sultan of Perak (eight individuals); sending vulgar/obscene SMS (3); sending obscene e-mail (1) and sending obscene/vulgar comment (1).
He said that in the case of insulting the Sultan of Perak, an individual had pleaded guilty and was fined RM10,000 while five cases (seven individuals) were waiting for trial.
Comment:
In opinion, Malaysia is a country managed by its own government and each of its states is ruled by respective sultans. Refering to the above case, all individuals that were involved in the act should be taken to task as the offence that they had committed mainly falls under the Sedition Act 1948 which is then narrowed down to Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 due to the devices and methods used.
In fact, sultans were given its own statutory powers and rights in the country even before independence was declared. In return, we as a citizen should have the sense of respect, loyalness and ethical values to our own ruler in memory of their contribution to the country as well as our given pledged.
Furthermore, This does not only apply to our own government or ruler but also to one another in assuring a peaceful and harmonious multi-racial country to live in. We as a human who live in a huge society must have respect to each other.
Finally, such offense is a serious matter as citizen must show respect towards leader. We as a citizen has our own role to make to make sure our country is safe and peace. As well as to prevent those matter to occur again.
In fact, sultans were given its own statutory powers and rights in the country even before independence was declared. In return, we as a citizen should have the sense of respect, loyalness and ethical values to our own ruler in memory of their contribution to the country as well as our given pledged.
Furthermore, This does not only apply to our own government or ruler but also to one another in assuring a peaceful and harmonious multi-racial country to live in. We as a human who live in a huge society must have respect to each other.
Finally, such offense is a serious matter as citizen must show respect towards leader. We as a citizen has our own role to make to make sure our country is safe and peace. As well as to prevent those matter to occur again.
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