“It is the responsibility of everyone who is aware of the crime to do the right thing,” said Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Children Crime Investigations Division (D11) Assistant Director, ACP Siti Kamsiah Hassan.

“Enforcement of the law is an important element in preventing more children from becoming victims of sexual abuse.

“If it (enforcement) becomes mandatory, Section 19 does not only apply to individuals but also companies such as telecommunications firms.

“For example, we have a victim of this crime, so we request the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the suspect.

“Telcos will then have to comply with the law to provide information on the IP address and the subscriber to the police,” she told The Star in response to the enforcement of Section 19 of the Act be made mandatory.

Read further on The Star's article attached.