PKR SENATOR Mohd Imran Abd Hamid has proposed for a law to be enacted to protect men from being seduced by women and tempted to commit sexual offences.
“I would like to ask the minister if we could propose a Sexual Harassment Act to protect men from the actions, words and the attire of women which could cause men to lust over them, and eventually culminating in acts such as incest, rape, molestation, pornography and others,” he told the Dewan Negara today.
He said certain actions by women can cause men to give in to temptations and commit offences that could land them in trouble with the law.
“On that note, we request the Honorable Minister (Religious Affairs Minister) Mujahid Yusof Rawa to consider introducing the law so that men are safe and the country is peaceful.”
The proposal was mooted to Mujahid during the debate of the Syarie Legal Profession (Federal Territories) Bill 2019 earlier today.
Senate deputy president Abd Halim Abd Samad responded by saying this was a “good viewpoint”.
Imran’s view, however, was slammed by politicians and activists.
Deputy Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh was reported as telling Imran that men had the power to decide on the actions.
“Babies and young children have been victims of a similar crime. They do not know how to seduce men, yet they become part of the statistics.
“God did not make men equal to animals. Men were given willpower to decide, to think, to exercise restraint.
“I am appalled that the Senate housed such discussion, even agreed by the (Senate) deputy president,” Yeoh was quoted as telling Malaysiakini.
Likewise, Sisters in Islam and activist Ivy Josiah also urged Imran not to hold women responsible for men’s attitudes and behaviours. – July 31, 2019.
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