The crime has shown an up tick in cases over the past six years.
ACP Siti Kamsiah: The Micac unit is currently developing trained experts to tackle cyber sexual crimes as special knowledge and skills are needed to hunt and track down these online criminals. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
Known as the Malaysia Internet Crime Against Children Investigation unit, the department has managed to spread its wings to every state.“But with the recent Budget, our team now has a total of 46 personnel, with each police contingent [state] having at least one or two officers dealing with such cases,” says D11 principal assistant director Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan in a recent interview.
“We also need logistical support to ensure the Micac unit is able to perform its role in line with current crime trends,” she adds. ACP Siti Kamsiah shares that in 2022, a total of 49,621 IP addresses involved in such illegal material were detected by the police. “It usually starts with the perpetrator initiating non-physical contact with the kids, messaging them online and sharing pictures with them.
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