Director of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department, Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain held a special press conference at the Bukit Aman PDRM Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur. - NSTP photo/Aizuddin Saad
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will conduct an investigation with the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) regarding the spread of information on the alleged investigation of the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case on social media, yesterday.
Director of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ), Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, said the dissemination of information whose validity cannot be ascertained in this way is a very irresponsible action.
Following that, he said he would contact the MCMC to prevent the spread of unauthentic information that could interfere with the trial of the autistic child.
"I want to say once again that all matters involving this investigation should come from the official side.
"This is an irresponsible act by whoever we trace (perpetrator) later because he can interfere with the course of the trial.
"It can indeed disrupt the course of the trial and in the end we will not get justice for Zayn Rayyan's late brother himself," he said in a special press conference in Bukit Aman, today.
Also present were the Deputy Director (Intelligence/Operations) of JSJ Bukit Aman, Deputy Commissioner Fadil Marsus and the Chief Assistant Director (KPP) of the Crime Prevention Division, Gambling and Dark Sharing (D7) of JSJ Bukit Aman, Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohd Farouk Eshak.
Mohd Shuhaily added that the spread of such irresponsible information could not only affect the trial, but also affect the prosecution, defense lawyers and Zayn Rayyan's own family.
"We will investigate to the root to identify the party that spread the information.
"I will not hesitate to prosecute that party because all the hard work of the other members (of the investigation team) in investigating (the Zayn Rayyan case) could be undermined by this incident," he said.
Following that, he said he would contact the MCMC to get help in the investigation, including taking down the content that was detected uploaded on an account on Telegram.
Commenting on Zayn Rayyan's younger brother who is currently under the care of the Social Welfare Department (JKM), Mohd Shuhaily thinks that the JKM's action is based on the department's moral and legal responsibility to do so.
"It may be as a result of JKM seeing that it is necessary for him to take the second child of the couple in question as they have been accused in accordance with Section 31 (1) of the Children's Act 2001," he said.
In the meantime, Mohd Shuhaily insisted that the investigation involving Zayn Rayyan's case according to Section 302 of the Penal Code has been completed but did not rule out continuing the investigation according to that section if there is a need for a trial.
"As I said yesterday, the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code has ended with the prosecution yesterday under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Children Act 2001.
"However, the development in the trial should there be revelations (evidence) that lead to Section 302 of the Penal Code, the DPP (Deputy Public Prosecutor) can instruct us and we ourselves will investigate again (according to Section 302 of the Penal Code)," he said.
He said this when asked to comment on the statement of Lawyer Fahmi Abd Moin, who represents the child's father, that the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code is still ongoing until the real perpetrator is found.
Yesterday Fahmi in his press conference at the Petaling Jaya Court Complex was reported to have said that the police are still conducting an investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code to find out who the real perpetrator is.
Yesterday, Zayn Rayyan's parents Zaim Ikhwan Zahari and Ismanira Abdul Manaf pleaded not guilty to the charge of neglecting the child in a manner likely to cause physical injury.
The offense was allegedly committed around Jalan PJU 10/1 Damansara Damai here, at 12 noon, 5 December to 9.55 pm, 6 December.
The charge is presented in accordance with Section 31 (1) (a) of the Children Act 2001 and can be punished under Section 31 (1) of the same act, read together with Section 34 of the same law, which provides for a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment of not more than 20 years or both, if convicted
