Woman claims former MP sexually harassed her

PETALING JAYA: A woman, in her 20s, has lodged a police report alleging that a former MP sexually harassed her.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said police detected on Sunday (Aug 18) an 18-second TikTok video that went viral, which claimed that a woman was sexually harassed by a man she knew.

“We confirm that we received a police report from the victim on Aug 6, claiming she was sexually harassed twice by a man when she was at a popular hypermarket in Kota Damansara.

“We have started an investigation under Section 507A (repeated harassment) and 509 (word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a person) of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

“We will call the suspect to record his statement soon,” he said.

ACP Shahrulnizam urged those with information to contact the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters at 03-79662222.