IPOH: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has called for a stop to the circulation of a video that showed a young girl allegedly molested at a mosque in Batang Kali, Hulu Selangor.
“Please stop sharing the video, as it involves a minor,” said minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
She said that it would be highly inappropriate to circulate video footage of the girl, who is protected under the Child Act.
The video, which has gone viral, showed a visibly shaken girl recounting what she went through while she was performing her prayers.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan has said in a statement that a 19-year-old youth, who was detained over the case, will be charged today.
Yesterday, Nancy said that mosques need to beef up their security systems to protect worshippers.
She said stricter measures are required to protect children and stop others from exploiting them.
“It is also hoped that those with close circuit camera (CCTV) facilities will utilise them effectively to ensure the safety of children inside the mosque,” she told reporters after opening the International Women’s Day 2025 celebration for the Northern Zone here yesterday.
On the International Women’s Day celebration, Nancy said the ministry is hosting the event across five zones this year, namely Borneo, East, South, Central and the North.
“The celebrations are being held in different zones to encourage greater participation from women across the states and communities while raising public awareness on women-related issues,” she said.
She said the main celebration would take place in Kuala Lumpur on March 8.
Nancy also said that the Women’s Leadership Apprentice-ship Programme (Perantis) is targeting 100 Malaysian women leaders this year, with each of them receiving up to RM50,000 to support their programmes.
“Last year, 25 women’s leadership development programmes were held nationwide, benefiting 1,247 participants with an allocation of RM1.2mil,” she added.
