KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed amendments to the Penal Code (Act 574) and the Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593) aimed at combatting online fraud related t...
The proposed amendments to the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code aimed at combatting online fraud related to mule accounts are expected to be tabled at the current Parliament session.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the amendments involve the creation of a new offence targeting individuals who permit their bank accounts to be unlawfully used by others for illegitimate purposes. She said the proposed amendments would also empower investigating officers to seize bank accounts suspected of being involved in online fraud.
“The amendments are necessary as existing laws don’t provide for offences against bank account holders who allow their accounts to be used by others for illegal purposes, making it difficult for the police to block the movement of funds transferred into such accounts. “Due to this legal gap and the urgent need to protect the public, the government is studying amendments to Act 574 and Act 593. These proposed amendments are expected to be tabled at this Parliament session after they have been considered by the Cabinet,” she said during the Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
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