Over 4,700 cases of sexual offences against children resolved

A total of 4,713 cases under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792) have been resolved from 2018 to last January.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reforms) Azalina Othman Said said during that period, a total of 5,519 cases were reported and 3,060 cases had been prosecuted in court.

Thus, she said the enactment of Act 792 was a good step in helping the police conduct investigations and the prosecution in framing specific charges under the act compared to general criminal laws...