The issue of sexual harassment in public places is an ongoing issue in Malaysia! Too often, we come across various news covering such incidents, which more often than not, involves female victims.
In a post that went viral on Facebook this week, one netizen who goes by the name of Amir Hamzah Abdul Hamid exposed a military personnel who had behaved indecently towards a female staff at a shop in Kuala Lumpur. The incident took place at a vape store located in Taman Keramat.
As disclosed by Amir Hamzah, the man in the military uniform came to the shop to buy some vape pods. “When he saw that the shopkeeper was a woman and alone, he sexually harassed her. He asked to taste the vape flavour, when the victim wanted to give him the vape, he pushed the edge of the pod, held her hand and then sucked the victim’s finger,” the FB user wrote.
In the long post, Amir Hamzah further revealed that such incidents have happened before, but many victims opt to remain silent after a police report was lodged. Among the shocking cases that took place in the past include the act of showing private parts, holding the staff’s hands while taking the remaining money, in addition to several others.
According to a report by Harian Metro, Ampang Jaya District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the 18-year-old victim was approached by the “Abang Askar” who wanted to buy some vape items. The soldier left after finishing the transaction, but later returned to the premise and informed the employee that the vape pod he bought was not working.
The female employee then checked the pod and replaced it with a new one. That’s when the sexual offender took the opportunity to grab hold of the staff’s hand, before putting her finger in his mouth while smoking the vape. “After the victim said that there’s a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera, the suspect immediately released the victim’s hand and left the scene,” stated the police official.
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Mohamad Farouk added that the authorities are currently tracking the culprit down and trying to obtain his personal information. The case is being investigated under Section 354 of the Penal Code for assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty.
Source: Harian Metro.
