Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor officiates the waiting room for child witnesses for the special court handling sexual crimes against children at the lower court building, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. - Twitter bernamadotcom
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today officiated the special criminal court to handle sexual crimes against children at the Palace of Justice, here.
The setting up of the court is in tandem with the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 passed by Parliament in April.
“For now, the special criminal court will handle cases happening in Selangor, Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
“InsyaAllah, we will extend the establishment of this court to all 13 states throughout Malaysia," he said after officiating the new court located at the lower court building of the Palace of Justice.
Also present, the Prime Minister's wife, who is also PERMATA Patron, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and Chief Justice Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif.
Najib said the court would focus on cases such as pornography, child grooming and child sexual assault in accordance with the act which would be enforced soon, and the first case was expected to be heard by the court on July 4.
Source: AstroAwani
