PETALING JAYA: A TikTok video regarding operations at illegal e-waste factories had "exploited facts", says Bukit Aman.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim, in a statement Friday (Feb 28), said that the video had painted a picture that alleged that the country's borders were not secure.
"The police have detected a three-minute, 44-second video to Tiktok.
"The video had exploited facts to the point of causing civil unrest following enforcement actions at illegal e-waste factories across the country.
"The provocative video claimed that the arrests of foreign suspects had proven a threat to the nation's security and that the borders were not controlled.
"The police give their assurance that the country's security, especially its borders, will always be given priority and that strict security measures via enforcement initiatives are conducted based on the laws available," he said.
On the operations, dubbed Ops Hazard, Comm Azmi said that 47 locations were raided, leading to seizures worth around RM2.86bill.
During a press conference on Ops Hazard on Feb 20, Environment Department (DOE) director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said that among the 47 premises raided, six had valid licences from DOE.
“Our operations focused on these premises for possibly flouting licensing regulations.
"We will investigate the severity of the offences, and if proven, we can forfeit their licences, especially if they collected e-waste illegally,” he said then.
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