MP: We faced objections to criminalise marital rape

Nigel AwPublished: Jun 10, 2015 10:00 AM | Updated: Jun 10, 2015 10:37 AM

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok today said marital rape was not specifically criminalised in the Penal Code due to opposition from Muslim groups.

"All the Muslim groups objected to this provision," she told Malaysiakini when contacted.

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