KOTA KINABALU: A 31-year-old woman in a domestic dispute with her husband, who is a senior state civil servant, is seeking for the police to assist her in obtaining an interim protective order (IPO) from the court.
At a press conference organised by Kota Kinabalu Parti Warisan division here on Wednesday (Aug 9), former state assistant minister Melanie Chia said that in cases of domestic violence, the law requires an IPO for the alleged victim pending the full investigation into the case.
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