It would seem that the latest verdict by our courts has ruled that The Courts in Malaysia can at any time rule that statutory rape can be consensual!
Only in Malaysia!
By definition worldwide:
Statutory rape refers to sexual relations/acts involving someone below the "age of consent."
ANY PERSON below the age of consent cannot legally consent to having sex. This means that sex with them, by definition, violates the law. (no such thing as consensual!)
SHOCKING THE NATION
HOW THEN can The Court of Appeal even state that sex had been consensual?
- Putting the child’s interests first — UNICEF
- Wrong precedent for sex with children — Boo Su-Lyn
- Statutory rape: 'Can a child consent to sex?' 2012-08-30
- Appeals Court to blame for child rapists escaping jail, says ex-law minister 2012-08-29
- Courts must put victims first, not rapists’ future, say child rights groups 2012-08-29
- Consensual? What then is statutory rape? 2012-08-29
