{
  "id": 6608933,
  "title": "Civil servant nabbed for recording man in supermarket toilet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/civil-servant-nabbed-for-recording-man-in-supermarket-toilet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/10/civil-servant-nabbed-for-recording-man-in-supermarket-toilet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 39-year-old civil servant was arrested in Maran, Pahang, on suspicion of secretly recording a young man using the supermarket toilet. The victim, aged 22, filed a police report alleging that an unidentified individual had captured a video of him while in the restroom. Investigations traced the suspect to a nearby restaurant, where he was apprehended, according to Berita Harian. Police discovered the suspect admitted to recording the victim and confiscated his mobile phone as part of the investigation. He was subsequently held for three days to aid the ongoing inquiry. The case is being investigated under Sections 509 and 292 of the Penal Code, pertaining to outrage of modesty and possession of obscene material, respectively.",
  "summary": "The case is being probed for outrage of modesty and possession of obscene material.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Civil servant detained for allegedly recording man in supermarket toilet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/civil-servant-detained-for-allegedly-recording-man-in-supermarket",
        "published": "2026-09-10T15:09:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Civil servant nabbed for recording man in supermarket toilet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/civil-servant-nabbed-for-recording-man-in-supermarket-toilet-6611842",
        "published": "2026-09-10T15:15:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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