'Govt to amend laws involving child victims to give better protection'

The government plans to amend the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and the Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said.

Aside from that, they also plan to amend the Evidence Act 1950.

Azalina said her ministry has already started meeting with several stakeholders, such as academicians, civil societies, Unicef and government representatives, to receive their input and discuss the direction of the amendments since December 2022...