PUTRAJAYA may investigate those involved in covering up the claims of sexual harassment at a Klang Valley hospital.

Women, Family and Community Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh said this was because no action had been taken despite reports lodged by victims.

“It’s about who covered up matters, because no action (had been taken) even though victims said they had reported to the authorities. We are now looking into that,” Yeoh told reporters after an event in Taman Bukit Kiara in Kuala Lumpur today.

On July 29, the Star reported that several complaints were made against an orthopaedics head in a public hospital who allegedly made sexual advances against female medical officers.

A source told The Malaysian Insight that the senior doctor had been ordered to go on leave immediately after the news was published.

Yeoh said it was urgent to have a legislation on sexual harassment.

On the legal marriage age, Yeoh said the government was committed to raising the marriageable age for Muslims from 16 to 18 for both boys and girls.

She lauded Selangor for its move to raise the minimum marriageable age.

“This duty to protect children is not just on the shoulders of our ministry.

“It’s on the shoulders of every menteri besar, minister, and leader.

“It doesn’t matter whether it involves men or women, it’s our duty to make sure we don’t have child marriages anymore.”

On Wednesday, the Selangor Islamic Religious Council said it would move to raise the minimum marriage age for Muslim women to 18 from the previous 16, making it uniform for both sexes.

It said amendments should be made to the Islamic Family Laws (Selangor 2003), after a meeting with the Selangor Shariah Judiciary Department and Selangor Islamic Religious Department. – August 4, 2018.