KUALA LUMPUR: The courage of a female police officer who filed a report over alleged sexual harassment involving her superior in Sarawak has earned praise from women, family and community development minister Nancy Shukri.
She said the case had drawn her attention as it involved a law enforcement agency entrusted with safeguarding public safety and protecting the community.
“I commend the officer for having the courage to report the matter.
“I am also deeply concerned about this case because it involves people we place our trust in,” she said after launching the Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment: Say No to Sexual Harassment programme here.
Sarawak police commissioner Zainal Abdullah yesterday confirmed receiving a report over the alleged sexual harassment by a district police chief in the state and an investigation was underway.
The victim claimed that the senior officer had repeatedly sexually harassed her since last month after she was assigned to the district police headquarters.
The victim claimed she had been invited to the senior police officer’s residence before allegedly being sexually harassed there. She also claimed that similar incidents had occurred at the workplace.
