PETALING JAYA: The law against stalking is crucial to filling the gaps in the Domestic Violence Act, as existing laws in Malaysia do not directly address stalking and are insufficient to protect people from the act, says Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin.
The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) said stalking someone is set to be criminalised for the first time when the Anti-Stalking Bill goes for the second reading in the Dewan Rakyat next month.
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