Anti-bullying laws to be used for first time in Zara's case


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KUALA LUMPUR: The Zara Qairina Mahathir case will be the first time specific anti-bullying laws will be used under the newly introduced Section 507D of the Penal Code, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says.

"The amendments were just gazetted in July this year and this is the first case under Section 507D of the Penal Code," said the Home Minister, adding that bullying used to be probed under Section 233 of the Penal Code.

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