I call upon Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to state clearly the basis upon which he says non Malays are less sensitive to statutory rape.
This is a very serious allegation. It casts a most damning insinuation against Malaysia as a whole as if ours is a society a part of which condones the rape of children and race plays a role in incidents such as these.
This is absolute and utter rubbish.
A number of reports to the police which show a lower percentage of non malays committing statutory rape does not and cannot support racial factors as relevant in their occurrences nor could it mean that non malays are less sensitive to child rape.
His statement is to my mind most shallow, irresponsible and outrageous especially coming from a deputy Home Minister.
Datuk Wan Junaidi must now show us the evidence to back up his claims. Can he show us how many of such rapes have occurred and gone unreported until now because those affected were of a certain race who “were less sensitive towards it” or “could accept it”?
If he does have the evidence, show us. If he does not, I say he must retract and apologize immediately.