KUALA LUMPUR: Throughout 2017, 22 sexual harassment cases were recorded at Prasarana Malaysia Bhd's chain of public transport services. Providing the figures today, Prasarana gave its assurance that each report lodged with regard to sexual harassment within its public transport network are investigated and not taken lightly. The company said that in the same period, its security team had also picked up 13 men over suspicion of harassing commuters onboard its public transport. Commenting on the recent events on Thursday, Lim said four sexual harassment cases took place within the Rapid KL urban rail network. “We wish to assure our commuters that our auxiliary police maintain omnipresence, in uniform as well as in plain clothes, within our public transport network.

Source: New Strait Times December 18, 2017 08:15 UTC