PETALING JAYA: A coalition of women’s rights organisations has strongly criticised Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat for suggesting that girls involved in "consensual" underage sex cases should also face charges.
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) stressed that the remark was harmful as it reinforced victim-blaming narratives and ignored the best interests of children, which are enshrined in the Child Act 2001.
