Amendments to law to include 'tracking' as a form of stalking, says Azalina

By MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

Nation
Thursday, 16 Mar 2023
4:15 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Amendments to the law will make not only physically stalking a person but "tracking" also an offence, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

"The whole idea with technology is that stalking is no longer physical anymore.

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