JOHOR BARU: The Home Ministry is looking at reforming Malaysia’s existing laws or to enact a new one to try sex offenders in court without the physical presence of the victims, said Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.
The deputy home minister said currently, survivors of sexual offences had to be present in court to testify, which is seen as a humiliating experience because in Malaysian society a greater stigma is placed on the victims rather than the predators.
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