After realising that a video of their 10-year-old son driving a car was being investigated by the police, a couple surrendered to the Pontian District Police Headquarters in Johor, yesterday (12 May).
Based on a report by Harian Metro, the Pontian District Police Chief Superintendent Mohammad Shofee Tayid shared that the couple came with their 3 children to help with the investigation, which started after a video of a 10-year-old boy driving a Perodua Kancil with his siblings inside the vehicle had gone viral.
The Inforoadblock Facebook page shared the video, which showed the young boy driving away with his siblings in the car.
“When mama is very late to send them to school. My 10-year-old son will drive to school. He’ll bring his siblings along too. Be careful, my son,” was written in the video.
“The incident happened at 7am last Tuesday (10May) in Pekan Nanas, when they were getting ready for school. The mother of the 3 children admitted that the TikTok account who showcased the video was her account,” he said.
The investigation was carried out in accordance with Section 42 of the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987.
“Parents or guardians who allow a minor to drive a vehicle can be prosecuted under Section 33 of the Children Act 2001. Besides that, the owner of the vehicle can be sued according to Section 39 (5) APJ 1987,” he added.
You can check out the concerning video here:
Padah muat naik video anak memandu di TikTokPontian: Menyedari video anak lelakinya berusia 10 tahun memandu kereta tular dan disiasat polis, pasangan suami isteri menyerah diri ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Pontian, di sini, hari ini.Ketua Polis Daerah Pontian Superintendan Mohammad Shofee Tayib berkata, pasangan suami isteri itu bersama tiga anaknya tampil ke IPD Pontian, 10 pagi hari ini, untuk membantu siasatan.Katanya, siasatan dijalankan berdasarkan video tular di Facebook kelmarin yang memaparkan kanak-kanak lelaki memandu kereta Perodua Kancil dengan dua kanak-kanak lain duduk di bahagian hadapan kenderaan itu."Kejadian itu berlaku 7 pagi Selasa lalu (kelmarin) di pekan Nanas di sini, ketika mereka bersiap ke sekolah."Ibu kepada tiga kanak-kanak berkenaan mengakui Tiktok@shimahali 1 yang memaparkan video itu adalah akaun miliknya," katanya dalam kenyataannya, hari ini.Beliau berkata, siasatan dijalankan mengikut Seksyen 42 Akta Pengangkutan Jalan (APJ) 1987."Ibu bapa atau penjaga yang membenarkan kanak-kanak di bawah umur memandu kenderaan boleh didakwa mengikut Seksyen 33 Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001."Selain itu, pemilik kenderaan berkenaan boleh disaman mengikut Seksyen 39 (5) APJ 1987, " katanya.▶️Harian Metro
Posted by Inforoadblock on Thursday, May 12, 2022
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