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Published on: Wed, Aug 20, 2025
By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail yesterday said that the authorities had busted a group of four 12-year-olds selling pictures of themselves on WhatsApp. PUTRAJAYA: Police are investigating the possibility of a mastermind behind the sexual crimes by a criminal group known as 'Geng Budak Sekolah (School Kids Gang)'. Berita Harian reported home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail as saying that the investigation needed careful handling as it involved the thoughts and decisions of a child.
Advertisement 'This case is complicated because it involves children willing to leave school after seeing these activities as a source of income. 'At this time, we have not been able to confirm the existence of a mastermind,' he said after his ministry's monthly assembly today. Yesterday in the Dewan Rakyat, Saifuddin said the authorities had busted a group of four 12-year-olds selling pictures of themselves on WhatsApp. Saifuddin said some of the girls decided to drop out of school as they were making more money than their parents from the sale of their pictures. He said the four girls had a WhatsApp group with many members, '762 to be specific'. The investigation is being carried out by the sexual, women and child investigations division. Saifuddin said the case also used the same modus operandi as the swinger case previously uncovered by the police, and that both cases involved long intelligence processes. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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