PM Najib launches special court for sexual crimes against children


(From left) Najib with Md Raus and Mohamed Apandi at the launch of the special court to deal with sexual crime against children in Putrajaya. MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has officially launched the Special Criminal Court which will handle cases involving sexual crimes against children.

"This court is the first of its kind, not only in Malaysia but also in South-East Asia," he said in his speech here Thursday.

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