Police bail for teens over viral video feeding chicken bones to homeless man
Seremban police chief ACP Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the boys, aged 14, 18, and 19, allegedly committed the act in areas around the district.
'The teenagers were brought from Johor to be remanded here for statement recording on Tuesday. They were released on police bail yesterday evening,' he told reporters here today.
Mohamad Hatta stated that the case was being investigated under Section 504 of the Penal Code, Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Media reports cited that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had recorded the statements of the three boys, believed to be social media influencers, in connection with the circulation of the video.
MCMC stated that the individuals were called in for questioning, and further investigations were conducted at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters in Johor on August 5, where three mobile phones and three SIM cards were seized to assist the probe.
It said that the video allegedly contained excessively obscene content, which had triggered widespread anger and condemnation from netizens and touched on the sensitivities of Malaysia's multicultural society.
According to the statement, 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 reposted 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 sleeping on the pavement. — Bernama
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