KUALA LUMPUR: Four siblings, including a 10-month-old baby, who were believed to have been abandoned in front of the guardhouse at the Perak Tengah District Council (MDPT) administrative complex yesterday, are currently safe after being taken to a hospital by the authorities.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said field officers from her ministry took the four children - two boys, 11 and three, a 10-month-old baby boy, and a six-year-old girl - to the hospital and thanked the public for sharing information about the children, which allowed her ministry to act fast.
"Once there, the ministry still has to obtain an order from the court to bring the children to our institution. They are already in safe hands," she told reporters when asked to comment on the siblings after launching the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women here today.
She also said that the president, deputy president and 10 members of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal would be appointed soon and the tribunal itself will begin operations before January next year.
During her keynote speech for the event, she informed that her ministry was in the final stages of updating the Social Welfare Department's guidelines on handling domestic violence cases to serve as reference and guidance to relevant agencies to coordinate and handle cases effectively.
She added that addressing violence against women is a shared responsibility and all must play a part in ensuring workplaces are safe environments with zero tolerance for harassment or violence of any kind.– BERNAMA
