Protection order made easy


VICTIMS of stalking will soon be able to apply for protection orders through a simplified process at local courts and police stations, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said court documents to apply for a protection order under the Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593) are currently being drafted.

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