00:00Wright's group Lawyers for Liberty has rejected a statement by Inspector General of Police
00:06Raza Rudin Hussain that the police are authorized to check a person's mobile phone if there
00:12is suspicion or information suggesting that they have committed a crime.
00:16In a statement, LFL's Public Defense Coordinator Yu Ying Ying said the police cannot check
00:22mobile phones except in the course of an ongoing investigation or search.
00:28She said that Raza Rudin's statement was legally untenable, encouraged unlawful acts
00:32by police personnel, and posed a threat to civil liberties.
00:37Yu said laws cited by the IGP do not in any way support his claim that no one can question
00:44the police's authority to check mobile phones at roadblocks.
00:49On Monday, Raza Rudin cited Section 3 Sub 3 of the Police Act, Section 23 Sub 1 of the
00:55Criminal Procedure Code, Section 249 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, Section
01:03116B of the Criminal Procedure Code, Section 20 Sub G of the Police Act, and Section 292
01:10of the Penal Code to justify the police's right to check a person's mobile phone.
01:16However, Yu said none of the mentioned provisions grant the police the right to check the mobile
01:21phones of whomever they please at roadblocks or elsewhere.
01:26She also advised the public to be aware of their rights, saying they can refuse to comply
01:31with unlawful demands by police personnel.
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