Several plans are underway to effectively deal with cyber crime offenses.

The requirements of the current law are insufficient in catching cyber crime offenders because of constant technological advancements.

At the moment, the Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act 1950, Computer Crimes Act 1997 and Cyber Crimes Act 2003, were identified to be amended and incepted with new requirements.

According to Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, "A division established early this year to look into the matter is on its last leg of gathering information and studying practices by other countries to weed out cyber crime offenders. The division is also looking into the pitfalls of these practices to avoid similar situations from happening in this country before coming up with recommendations for the amendments. However, no legislation lasts forever in the fight against cyber crime offenders due to the continuous evolution in technology. Thus, we need to keep on looking into ways to curb the spread of offenses in cyber space.”

He (Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail) mentioned the above points after officiating a three-day seminar on cyber crime enforcement and legislation yesterday. The seminar –which ends on Friday – aims at educating enforcement agencies dealing with cyber crime on the frame work adopted by the Convention of Cyber Crime, also known as the Budapest Convention.

Currently, a total of 30 countries have signed and agreed to the framework of the convention to restructure national laws relating to computer and internet crime. Malaysia has yet to accede to the framework. But, according to the Attorney-General, Malaysia is expected to adopt the practices and enforcement techniques of the Budapest Convention, once the amendments to the laws have been made by the end of the year.

Story and Quotes from: The New Straits Times

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