The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) intends to develop an e-filing system that will enable more victims of sexual harassment outside Putrajaya to lodge complaints with the Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal.
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) intends to develop an e-filing system that will enable more victims of sexual harassment outside Putrajaya to lodge complaints with the Anti- Sexual Harassment Tribunal. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said currently, tribunal complaint counters have been operational at Level G, KPWKM here since March 11.
They are ready to receive complaints of sexual harassment cases occurring on or after March 8 this year, the date the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (Act 840) came into effect. “We are in the process of establishing (the e-filing system) to allow victims from other states to also report wherever they are. “The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act 2022 applies nationwide, so while waiting for the system to be ready, victims need to come to Putrajaya to make reports or complaints,” she told the media after the handing over of appointment letters for members of the tribunal yesterday. She said the tribunal provides an alternative channel to civil courts to expedite sexual harassment complaints with minimal cost, enabling victims to take action against perpetrators to obtain compensation for damages resulting from the harassment.“The establishment of this tribunal is not intended to take over the functions of the court but to provide options for victims to either file complaints with the tribunal or take civil action in cour
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