Azalina: Case of teenage girl raped by police officer in Kedah will be taken seriously


PETALING JAYA: The case of a teenage girl who was allegedly raped by a police inspector in Kedah will be taken seriously, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Law and Institutional Reform Minister emphasised that specific procedures for handling child witnesses, like the Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007 and the Special Guidelines for Handling Cases of Sexual Offences against Children, exist and must be followed.

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