Teresa Kok

Press statement by YB Teresa Kok, MP for Seputeh, Secretary of DAP Women and Member of the Parliament Select Committee on Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code on 22nd June 2006, Kuala Lumpur

I am disappointed with the comment by the Bar Council on the proposed new clauses that define aggravated rape to the proposed amendments bill on Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code.

The Bar Council has criticised and objected to the proposed new paragraphs (f) and (g) recommended to be incorporated into section 375(2) as well as to the proposed new section 375A of the Penal Code in the proposed bill (more…)

by Beh Lih Yi and Ng Eng Kiat
Jun 21, 06 7:07pm
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Malaysiakini

The Bar Council has objected to a proposed amendment that would see rape by persons in a position of authority being treated as an offence, saying women could easily abuse the provisions should a relationship turn sour.

The council is against the introduction of this offence because it is redundant and since existing law already defines rape as sexual intercourse against the will of the woman.

It is further of the view that other proposed revisions to the Penal Code are not clear enough in relation in defining the circumstances of rape.

Criminal law sub-committee chairperson V Sithambaram (left) said this could be easily abused by women when a relationship or marriage turns sour.

“This proposed amendment is obviously designed to appease women’s rights groups (who have been) insistent on such an amendment. Amendments are easy to make but the repercussions must be considered and innocent men may be easily accused of rape,” he said (more…)

by Pauline Puah, sun2surf.

The Malaysian Bar Council objects to the proposed Penal Code (PC) amendment that a male superior can be charged with rape even with the victim’s consent.

“The definition of rape will lead to innocent men being easily accused of rape,” said the Bar’s criminal law sub-committee chairman V.Sithambaram.

In a parliamentary roundtable on the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and PC organised by the DAP today (June 21, 2006), Sithambaram said the proposed amendment was obviously designed to appease women rights groups demanding such an amendment. (more…)