No more warnings for litterbugs as Malaysia’s Penang deploys bodycams

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Penang, Malaysia has started using body camera footage to prosecute litterbugs as part of a broader national clean-up campaign. The enforcement applies to offenses caught at public hotspots, empowering city council patrols with recording authority.

Malaysia’s heritage state of Penang has begun using body camera footage to prosecute litterbugs, widening a national clean-up drive that could see offenders fined or ordered by a court to carry out community service. The tougher enforcement, which took effect on Wednesday after a six-month grace period, gives patrol teams from the Penang Island City Council and Seberang Perai City Council powers to record offences at public hotspots across one of Malaysia’s best-known tourist states. Penang...