KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Penal Code (Amendment) Bill 2023, which aims to include the offence of stalking, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. The Bill...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Penal Code Bill 2023, which aims to include the offence of stalking, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.The Bill will introduce a new Section 507A into the Penal Code to address the offence of stalking.
The proposed new section reads: “Whoever repeatedly by any act of harassment, intending to cause, or knowing or ought to know that the act is likely to cause distress, fear or alarm to any person of the person’s safety, commits an offence of stalking.” The Bill, among other things, states that anyone who commits the offence of stalking shall be punished with imprisonment of up to three years, or with a fine, or both.
Also tabled was the Criminal Procedure Code Bill 2023, which also seeks to amend the First Schedule of Act 593 resulting from the inclusion of provisions on a new offence of stalking in the Penal Code. Both Bills are scheduled to be tabled for second reading in the current Dewan Rakyat session. — Bernama
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