KUALA LUMPUR: The Government intends to broaden the definition of rape to cover more acts of sexual assault under proposed amendments to the Penal Code.
Currently, rape is narrowly interpreted as “penile penetration,” said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
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