DATUK Seri Azalina Othman Said (BN-Pengerang) has questioned the delay in the formation of the Special Criminal Court on Sexual Crimes Against Children. She said the special court was supposed to be established nationwide when she was the then law minister in 2017. “We need a special court with a special witness room. The Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 was passed when Azalina was the de facto law minister. Azalina also said Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had urged the government to drop its plans to appeal.

Source: The Star September 29, 2021 23:14 UTC