KUALA LUMPUR: The government is stepping up enforcement on maintenance defaulters, with 9,674 cases currently being pursued, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.
Speaking in the Dewan Negara on Tuesday (Dec 2), Mohd Na'im highlighted that the Family Support Division under the Syariah Judiciary Malaysia Department was using several enforcement measures, including debt recovery lawsuits, automatic salary deductions, account freezes via the hiwalah system and imprisonment for up to 30 days for defaulters.
