Being underage does not exempt rape suspects from the law, says Azalina


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KUALA LUMPUR: Every rape or sexual crime will be investigated under the Penal Code regardless of the offender’s age, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic).

She stressed that being underage is not an excuse to escape accountability for committing such offences.

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