Senate approves bill to protect children against sexual offences FMTNews
The amendment would empower the court to order a convicted perpetrator of child sexual abuse to pay compensation to the victim.
Ten senators participated in the debate on the bill, which was passed by a voice vote after it was tabled for its third reading by law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said. In an effort to overcome child sexual crimes, she said the communications and digital ministry and telco companies could also play a role in monitoring and removing pornographic content found online.
“That’s why we hope that after this amendment is made, the communications and digital ministry can play a role through the existing Communications and Multimedia Act so that it can monitor content like this,” she said.
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