KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 13): The government assures that every rape or sexual crime case will continue to be investigated under the Penal Code regardless of the offender s age, said Minister in the Prime Minister s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She stressed that being underage is not an excuse to escape [...]
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