Paedophile registry to be updated, says Wan Azizah

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 25 Aug 2019 12:17AM · 2 Comments

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says the case of Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin must be dealt in a fair manner. – The Malaysian Inisght file pic, August 24, 2019.

DEPUTY Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today said the registry of convicted paedophiles in the country will be updated soon.

She said this was vital due to the fact that the registry listed those who were convicted only from 2017 onwards, and that there also other weaknesses that needed improvement.

In the case of convicted paedophile Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin, 27, Dr Wan Azizah said the man was studying abroad when he was found guilty of child pornography in 2015, and the government must be fair in tackling this issue.

“There are two sides to the story. He has already served his sentence or part of it…do we want to punish him for life?... At the same time we want to keep our children safe as well, so we need to be balanced,” she told reporters after launching the Kedah-level Santuni Rakyat Programme at the Aman Central shopping centre in Alor Star today.

In May 2015, Nur Fitri, who was studying at Imperial College, United Kingdom, was sentenced to five years’ jail by the Southwark Crown Court in London after pleading guilty to 17 charges of possessing more than 30,000 images and pornographic videos of children with the intent to distribute it.

He was extradited to Malaysia after serving a reduced jail sentence of nine months.

He is now pursuing a doctorate degree at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). – Bernama, August 25, 2019.

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  • Even though he has served his sentence, it dosen't change the fact he is still a paedophile. Lets protect our children from paedophiles like him, under Malaysia Baru.

    Posted 6 years ago by Sidney Karan · Reply

  • Had he stayed in the UK he would definitely be on the sex offenders register after release. Did he receive any sort of rehabilitation in the UK? Psychiatric assessment? The crimes he committed were horrendous because if the demand were not there children would not be abused to feed that demand. By looking at the horrific images he was directly responsible.

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysia New hope · Reply