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KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has admitted some weaknesses in the government's policy in tackling the issue involving victims of human trafficking.
Hence, he hoped the National Anti-Trafficking Action Plan which was launched Wednesday, would help in improving those weaknesses.
"Human trafficking deals with two components -- the criminals and victims. For the criminals, we have sufficient Malaysian laws to punish them severely but on the part of victims, we have only so far, focused on protection for victims, an ex-post solution.
"Hence, the plan we unveiled today will attempt to tackle the missing parts, especially in providing preventative measures to protect the victims, an ex-ante solution such as educating and informing our society on the seriousness of this crime and the negative repercussions that it has on them," he told reporters here.
Earlier, Hishammuddin launched the action plan which set the objectives and focus to prevent and combat human-trafficking activities over the next five years.
-- BERNAMA
Hence, he hoped the National Anti-Trafficking Action Plan which was launched Wednesday, would help in improving those weaknesses.
"Human trafficking deals with two components -- the criminals and victims. For the criminals, we have sufficient Malaysian laws to punish them severely but on the part of victims, we have only so far, focused on protection for victims, an ex-post solution.
"Hence, the plan we unveiled today will attempt to tackle the missing parts, especially in providing preventative measures to protect the victims, an ex-ante solution such as educating and informing our society on the seriousness of this crime and the negative repercussions that it has on them," he told reporters here.
Earlier, Hishammuddin launched the action plan which set the objectives and focus to prevent and combat human-trafficking activities over the next five years.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA - Hishammuddin Admits Weaknesses In Tackling Human Trafficking Issues
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