PUTRAJAYA, Aug. 19 -- Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has reportedly confirmed that the police are looking into any masterminds behind a child sexual exploitation WhatsApp group involving 12-year-old girls.

New Straits Times quoted the home minister saying investigators have not determined this fact yet, and stressed the case must be handled carefully and in line with procedures since minors are involved.

"There are specific protocols for handling cases involving children - photographs cannot be shown, names cannot be disclosed, and so forth.

"The police are therefore carrying out their duties through the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) Women and Child Investigation Division (D11)," he told reporters after the Home Minis...