‘Young offenders need protection’


Warm reception: Azalina meeting delegates at the Asean Law Forum 2025, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: While bullying – whether in schools or online – is unacceptable, young offenders must still be protected under the law, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

This comes as five teenagers are expected to be charged in the Kota Kinabalu Juvenile Court today over the alleged bullying of the late Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir.

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