Johor cops confirm receiving MP's report over fake porn video

Police have confirmed receiving a report from Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah Wee Tse, who claimed he was threatened via email with a fake pornographic video generated using AI, with a demand of nearly RM470,000.

Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the report was lodged at 9.30am today at the Permas Jaya police station.

“The case is being investigated under Section 385 of the Penal Code (for blackmail) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Puah, when met by reporters after lodging the report, said he received the email at about 5.30pm yesterday via his official office address in Parliament.

“In the email, there was a picture of an individual who resembled me in an indecent situation with another individual. It was actually a screenshot from a video,” he said.

Puah said the email sender also demanded a payment of USD100,000 (about RM470,000) within three days to prevent the video from being spread.

There was also a QR code for payment using an overseas system, said the Johor PKR vice-chairperson, insisting that the images were fake and the result of manipulation by Deepfake AI technology.

He added that he would also file a complaint with the MCMC.

“I believe this attempt was made from overseas. I hope the authorities can take immediate action because the content may have already spread on the internet,” he said.

Puah said several other MPs have also reportedly received similar threats, with a special memo on the matter issued by the Dewan Rakyat speaker’s office recently.

- Bernama

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