Govt seeks to amend laws related to sexual offences against children, says Azalina


KUALA LUMPUR: The government is seeking to make changes to the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and the Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007 to ensure it gives more protection to child victims, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said several meetings had been initiated with stakeholders such as academics, civil society organisations, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and government representatives, for their input and to discuss the direction of the amendments since December 2022.

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