KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25, 2013): In an oblique reference
to the assault of a factory worker by her estranged husband in a Penang
lift recently as an act of disrespect to women, Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Razak said Malaysians should respect women "at home, at work
and even in a lift".
He said Malaysians should make a concerted effort to respect women in the light of domestic abuse cases that have caught media attention.
In the incident on Aug 12, the woman and her husband had separately gone to the hospital to visit their eldest child, aged nine, who was warded for high fever. The man assaulted his wife when they had an argument in the lift.
Veterinary officer Mohammad Affandi Ismail, 36, has since been charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for causing hurt.
The prime minister said a comprehensive system of mechanisms exist to protect abused women besides legal safeguards to protect them from discrimination and abuse.
He said Malaysians should make a concerted effort to respect women in the light of domestic abuse cases that have caught media attention.
In the incident on Aug 12, the woman and her husband had separately gone to the hospital to visit their eldest child, aged nine, who was warded for high fever. The man assaulted his wife when they had an argument in the lift.
Veterinary officer Mohammad Affandi Ismail, 36, has since been charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code for causing hurt.
The prime minister said a comprehensive system of mechanisms exist to protect abused women besides legal safeguards to protect them from discrimination and abuse.
