Provocative attire can be sexual harassment if targeted - minister

Zikri KamarulzamanPublished: Jul 20, 2022 10:56 AM | Updated: Jul 20, 2022 11:29 AM

The broad definitions under the Anti-Sexual Harassment bill, which the Dewan Rakyat passed today, mean that how someone dresses could potentially be considered an offence.

Answering a question from a PAS lawmaker, Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Rina Harun said that wearing provocative attire can be sexual harassment if it meets the definition in the bill.

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Rina & Siti Zailah, Is dressing up as Doraemon or as an Egyptian mummy sexually provocative? Please define it clearly in the Sexual Harassment Bill.

12:40 PM, 20 Jul 2022