Irrational to blame dressing for rape, says MP


Wanita PKR chief Fuziah Salleh giving speech at the Wanita PKR's Congress in Shah Alam yesterday — KK SHAM/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Even a goat was not spared from rape, Fuziah Salleh (PH-Kuantan) said while adding that it was irrational to blame victims of rape for their dressing.

"A 74-year-old grandmother was also raped, as was a five-year-old child and a teenage boy," she said while debating the Sexual Harassment Bill in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (July 20).

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