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The Royal Malaysian Police on Thursday said that they questioned the founder of Sugar book.
The website claims to match young women with so-called sugar daddies, after the suspect was arrested.
The website, which labels itself “the pinnacle of luxury dating,’’ is being investigated for prostitution and breaches of Malaysia’s communications laws.
The Sugar book website was reportedly blocked by Malaysian authorities earlier this week after police received complaints.
Darren Chan, the founder of Sugar book, responded to the block on Tuesday, saying that “we have a responsibility to help people build modern relationships.’’
The police have not named Chan in their statements about the case.
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Following a brief uproar regarding Malaysia s sugar dating scene and implications for the country s morals, police have reportedly nabbed the founder of the infamous sugar dating site Sugarbook as investigations into the controversial platform continue.
Chief of the Selangor police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Fadzil Ahmat told reporters that the suspect, known to be founder Darren Chan, was taken in by police late afternoon on February 17, 2021 at a residence in Kuala Lumpur.
Sugarbook founder Darren Chan. IMAGE: Malay Mail
Chan, who founded Sugarbook in 2016, is now under investigation under Penal Code laws for soliciting prostitution and for publishing statements or rumors that could cause public fear or alarm. Additionally, he s also being investigated for misusing network facilities under Section 233 of Malaysia s Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998.
Malaysian police have arrested the founder of a “sugar daddy” dating Web site under anti-prostitution laws after it boasted that thousands of young students were using the service, officials said yesterday.
The Web site bills itself as a place “where romance meets finance” and it aims to link up older men with younger women, with the men expected to provide financial support for their companions.
However, it sparked an uproar last week after releasing statistics purportedly showing that thousands of students were using it to make money, leading one university to condemn the claims.
Police said they had arrested the 34-year-old founder of