Saifuddin: Ministry may seek external help to resolve MCMC Twitter account issue

BernamaPublished: Apr 24, 2021 12:35 AM | Updated: Apr 24, 2021 2:31 AM

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) may need the assistance of external authorities to complete the investigation into the case of indecent tweets on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) official Twitter account, said its minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

He said the Committee for the Investigation of Indecent Remarks Cases 2014 on the official Twitter account of the MCMC had conducted an in-depth investigation but faced constraints as some individuals allegedly involved were no longer working at the MCMC.

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