Special court to hear child sex abuse cases to be set up in every state


Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar speaking to The Star during an interview at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya recently.

PUTRAJAYA: The fight against child sexual predators and paedophiles is set to gain more muscle, with every state to have a special court to hear such crimes against children by the end of next year.

All 12 branches of the Special Criminal Court on sexual crimes against children will be set up by the end of 2018, said Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar (pic).

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