KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Women’s Aid Organisation and 50 other NGOs are calling on the government and de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to make stalking a crime in Malaysia.
WAO also conducted a study with market research company Vase.ai, which found that over a third of Malaysians have experienced stalking, even throughout the Covid-19 movement control order periods. “There is comprehensive support to make stalking a crime in Malaysia, including support from various political parties, government agencies, NGOs, academics and the public,” the statement read.
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