Filming or live-streaming police enforcement actions in a public place is an offence of obstructing a public servant in the administration of justice.
Filming or live-streaming police enforcement actions in a public place is punishable by a fine of up to RM50,000, imprisonment for up to one year or both. Such behaviour by a member of the public is an offence under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which refers to the improper use of internet facilities with the intention of harassing others.
Police will have the right to check people’s mobile phones when setting up roadblocks or stopping them at the roadside. The police can ask to check the mobile phone of the person concerned, as long as the other person is suspected of a criminal offence.
People are advised here not to film police enforcement in public places indiscriminately to avoid landing themselves in jail.
