Its deputy director-general (strategic) Mohd Fazari Mohd Salleh, in a statement today, said JKM regretted the incident where twin babies had been advertised for sale on a popular online selling platform.
“A social activist reported this matter to the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur’s JKM office.
“The complainant informed us that there were twin babies on sale for RM15,000 at the leading online selling platform on Dec 8.”
He said an immediate rescue of the babies had been carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Child Act 2001.
Based on media reports, a young couple were detained by police yesterday for trying to sell their twin babies through the popular online selling platform.
They were released today on police bail while the babies were handed over to JKM.
On Friday, an advertisement attached with a photo of a pair of twins, with the title “Twins to let go”, was uploaded on the popular online selling platform.
The matter went viral on social media platforms, including WhatsApp.