Hospitality firm acquitted of unlawfully possessing personal data
Source: Free Malaysia Today
Published on: 2026-04-22 04:42
PETALING JAYA: The Kemaman sessions court has acquitted a hospitality services company of a charge of unlawfully possessing the personal data of users without being registered under the Personal Data Protection Act 2020 three years ago. Judge Wan Suhaila Mohd acquitted OSC Hotelling (M) Sdn Bhd, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish the elements of the charge brought under Section 16(1)(a) of the Act. The company was accused of committing the offence at Hotel Kerteh Damansara Inn on May 30, 2023. According to the facts of the case, officers from the commissioner's office checked the hotel and found a document, referred to as the "daily guests' in-house record", containing the personal information of its guests. The hotel was charged in October 2024 after manager Zulaikha Arifin failed to produce a certificate of registration signed by the personal data protection registrar ...
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