KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Abusive spouses could eventually be barred from their family homes as a way to prevent the victims from being forced into shelters, Hannah Yeoh told Parliament today. The women, family and community development deputy minister said this was among proposals by the Women’s...
Thursday, 21 Nov 2019 11:36 AM MYTHannah Yeoh told the Lower House that as of June, 340 abuse cases were reported to the Welfare Department, 316 of which involved women victims and the rest, men. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
The women, family and community development deputy minister said this was among proposals by the Women’s Aid Organisation for possible amendments to the Domestic Violence Act. “A more drastic proposal was to remove the abuser from the house. These proposals are being considered by the committee,” Yeoh replied to a supplementary question from Bera MP Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob during Question Time.
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