INFORMATION technology (IT) abusers who spread negative news and pose a threat to national security can be detained under the Internal Security Act, said Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Noh Omar.
The culprits could also be tried in open court if the authorities had incriminating evidence of them hacking into government secrets and debating sensitive religious issues on the website or in whatever form of communication, including the mass media.
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