KUALA LUMPUR: A slew of new sweeping criminal laws were tabled in Parliament on Wednesday apart from amendments to the Crime Prevention Act to deal with rising serious crimes.
Among the new laws include gang rape, criminal force against a spouse, the use of unrecognised honorary titles, increased penalties for repeat offenders, interception of communication, vandalism, insulting the national flag, protection of witness identity, rewarding acts of courage against crimes and use of electronic monitoring devices.
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