Making stalking a crime moves forward to becoming law


KUALA LUMPUR: Amendments have been proposed to the law to make stalking a crime punishable by up to three years in jail.

The move to criminalise stalking comes after amendments to the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) were tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

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