{
  "id": 15760212,
  "title": "2 ditahan, remaja 16 tahun mangsa eksploitasi seks diselamatkan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/2-ditahan-remaja-16-tahun-mangsa-eksploitasi-seks-diselamatkan-15760212",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/20/2-ditahan-remaja-16-tahun-mangsa-eksploitasi-seks-diselamatkan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Policing officials in Perlis have rescued a 16-year-old female teenager allegedly exploited for sexual purposes during a joint operation conducted in Arau last night. Chief Inspector Hamzah Hashim disclosed that two local males suspected of promoting child prostitution via the MiChat application were also detained. The operation, code-named Operation Noda, took place at around 11:15 PM, following an investigation and the threat posed to a premises. The case is under investigation under Section 14 of the Anti-trafficking of Persons and Anti-smuggling Act 2007, as well as Section 372(1)(e) of the Penal Code. Inspector Hashim urged public cooperation in providing information on criminal activities to facilitate further actions.",
  "summary": "Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 14 Akta Antipemerdagangan Orang dan Antipenyeludupan Migran 2007 serta Seksyen 372 (1)(e) Kanun Keseksaan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}