JOHOR BARU, April 16 -- The 16-year-old student accused of creating AI-generated pornographic deepfake photos had his remand extended by five days until Sunday to assist police investigations.

The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nabilah Nizam following an application from the investigating officer attached to the Iskandar Puteri district police today.

Separately, a 19-year-old suspect was also remanded for six days starting today in connection with the same case. The older suspect is being investigated for allegedly distributing edited pornographic photos involving current and former students of a private school in Kulai.

Both suspects are being investigated under Section 7 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and Sec...