Shorts incident: PAS leader courts flak for likening women to 'items'

Shuman VasuPublished: Feb 7, 2023 3:24 AM | Updated: Feb 7, 2023 3:33 AM

A PAS leader has courted flak online for likening women to items (barang) amid the incident of a woman barred from entering a police station due to her attire.

Many are pointing out that Jabi assemblyperson Azman Ibrahim should fix his skewed thinking or lower his gaze if he comes across a woman he considers inappropriately dressed.

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