Anti-stalking law needed urgently


Photo posed by models. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Stalking has led to many deaths and assaults, with the gender-based crime disproportionately affecting women and girls, say social activists.

As such, they urged the government to speed up on its commitment to criminalise stalking without any further delay.

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