PETALING JAYA: Everyone should do their part to end the physical and mental abuse of women at home, says Datuk Seri Rina Harun.
The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said that 902 domestic violence cases were recorded in the first four months of this year.
“This clearly shows that the issue of domestic violence requires the intervention and cooperation from all parties, ” she said in her speech at the launch of an event to create transit centres for domestic violence victims in mosques here on Tuesday (May 4).
She said that police data showed that 5,260 investigation papers were opened involving domestic violence cases.