MPs react to new Bill on child sexual crimes


Strong backing: The MPs pledging their support for the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017.

“We’re doing this step by step. What is most important now is that the Bill becomes an Act. It will serve as a warning to all the child sex predators out there - you can run, but you can’t hide. I hope on April 3, we can get all 222 MPs to support the Bill.” — Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Pengerang MP

“The MPs who don’t support this Bill have lost their humanity. [...] I’ve met many child victims, and it just breaks your heart that something sordid has happened to them, and yet the perpetrators are let off scot-free. This is a crucial issue. We can celebrate the coming together of Opposition and Government today.” — Nurul Izzah Anwar, Lembah Pantai MP

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