'Unheard, sidelined': Rape survivor seeks AGC's explanation on reduced charge

A sexual assault survivor has sought the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ clarification on why the rape charge against her attacker was reduced to a lesser offence without her knowledge.

In a letter dated Jan 9, addressed to Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar, single mother Loh Wai Mun argued that the reduced charge against her assailant did not reflect the true facts of the case, or the level of harm, suffering, and traumatic impact she had suffered...