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Court urged to waive RM70k fee imposed on rape survivor
Published:  Jan 27, 2021 7:07 PM
Updated: 11:27 AM

Two lawmakers have urged the Kuala Lumpur High Court to reconsider its recent decision to strike out a case brought by a survivor against her alleged rapist after she could not make a RM70,000 “security” payment.

Last week, judge Azimah Omar annulled the survivor's sexual assault and false imprisonment suit against police officer Hazrul Hizham Ghazali.


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