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Free Malaysia Today
6 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Woman charged in Johor with trafficking, exploiting kids
At the Johor Bahru sessions court today, Haliza Palok was charged under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 with trafficking in children. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A woman was charged in the Johor Bahru sessions court today with trafficking and exploiting a boy and a teenage girl in December last year. Haliza Palok, 55, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to her before judge Thalha Bachok @ Embok Mok, Harian Metro reported. Haliza is accused under Section 5(1)(c) of the Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966 of trafficking a boy, aged between 10 and 12 years old, and a teenage girl between 13 and 15 years old, by exploiting them for illegal activities. Haliza was also charged under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 with trafficking in children, having allegedly committed the offence at Jalan Kargo 2, Senai Airport City, Senai, Johor, at 6.54pm on Dec 19, 2024. For the first charge, she faces up to a year's imprisonment, a RM5,000 fine or both, if convicted. On the second charge, she faces up to 30 years in jail and whipping, if found guilty. The prosecution was led by immigration department deputy public prosecutor Tan Yen Thung, while lawyer Amarpreet Singh represented the accused. The court allowed bail of RM17,000 for both charges with two sureties, and ordered Haliza to report to the Johor immigration department once a month, surrender her passport to the court and refrain from tampering with the prosecution witnesses. It set Aug 27 for further mention of the case and discovery of documents.
The Star
23-04-2025
- The Star
AI deepfake porn case: Teen's detention exceeded remand period, rep claims
KULAI: An assemblyman claims that police detained the 16-year-old private school student alleged to have created AI deepfake porn images of his schoolmates past the stipulated remand period. Senai assemblyman Wong Bor Yang said the remand period was supposed to end at 4pm on Monday (April 21), which meant the teenager should have been released or charged on the same day. 'However, the teen remained in police custody until today (Wednesday, April 23), when he was brought to a Magistrate's Court here to be charged,' he told reporters at the court compound. He said he was there because the teenager's parents had asked for his help, and questioned whether the police may have made a mistake with the suspect's detention. It was reported earlier that the teen's remand had originally been scheduled to end on Sunday but was extended by one day to Monday. Wong added that the teenager's lawyer would also ask the court to let his client meet his father to discuss his plea. 'It has been 15 days since the student was arrested and his parents have not been able to (have a proper meeting with him,' he said. ALSO READ: Johor teen in AI-doctored lewd pics probe remanded another five days The boy's father was also seen speaking with Wong and the lawyer at the court compound. It was reported that the teenager, who allegedly sold the pictures for as low as RM2 each to about a dozen people, is expected to be charged at a Magistrate's Court here. Sources said he is expected to be charged under Section 292 of the Penal Code for the sale, distribution, or circulation of obscene materials and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for misuse of network facilities to share offensive and inappropriate content. ALSO READ: Student AI porn case: 29 police reports lodged against suspect so far ( It was reported that the teenager, a former student from a Chinese school here, allegedly used AI to generate nude pictures of people, resulting in a 19-year-old girl lodging a police report after finding a nude image with her likeness on social media. The first report was lodged in March, and he was arrested on April 8. At least 29 reports had been lodged against him up to April 15. All transactions were allegedly done online. The principal of the school has reportedly resigned as well.
