Accelerate the investigation into alleged sexual abuse in the hospital

YOUR SAID | ‘What do you expect to find in the medical report?’

Dzulkefly promises to investigate the claim of sexual abuse at Sabah Hospital

Authorities accused of inaction in assault on medical staff

Vijay47: Dear Ms. Patient, I can completely understand the pain you must have gone through.

Firstly, to have a medical problem themselves and secondly, to suffer the humiliating abuse allegedly committed by the attending medical assistant.

For a quicker response from the authorities, you may want to write to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim himself for his intervention in the matter.

But you have to understand that investigations can often be “time consuming”, as discovered by that unfortunate Grab rider.

Solo: A 32-year-old woman has a nerve conduction test done on the left arm. This probably means an investigation for carpal tunnel syndrome.

A person treating her only needs access to the left hand and forearm. There is no need to touch the right shoulder, legs or thighs.

That is groping under a false pretext. You also don’t have to touch or comment on someone’s underwear.

The victim was smart to complain to many authorities if any of them were sloppy.

Cool: For God’s sake, come on and do something. First a doctor commits suicide due to extreme bullying. No action so far.

Now we hear that the Ministry of Health has done nothing about allegations against a sexual abuse perpetrator.

Was this guy suspended while the investigation was ongoing, or will you allow him to continue sexually assaulting women?

What’s wrong with this ministry? How many times does this Minister of Health talk about action and then disappear into silence?

How many times are we going to hear about Sabah’s problems? What is this minister afraid of? Be decisive and show some courage.

Document: So far, the investigations, investigations and task forces of the Ministry of Health and this current Minister of Health into the death of a doctor have not yielded any results.

I hope that this investigation into sexual abuse will not take centuries either.

IndigoCat9464: The police questioned the suspect.

He was released on police bail. They have been waiting for the medical report since July 5 for further action.

Everything is possible in Bolehland!

Lonely_star: Yes, you have to chase those responsible until something is done.

When a male staff examines a female patient, a female attendant is required.

Consider the case of deaf electronic driver Ong Ing Keong and the associated cases result?

Continue to pursue the authorities to take action.

Libra: Why do these bullies do this? Because nothing happens after that. Then it becomes a habit and is done unconsciously unless the authorities warn or become aware of it, such as the complaint.

The clowns saying they can’t make it public means a lot, it means they won’t do anything to correct it.

The culture must change. Know that a mistake is a mistake. Not acting on it is also wrong. So, what to do?

Act and ensure that the error is corrected immediately, and keep a record of such cases so that others who report are aware of it.

MarioT: Sexual harassment and inappropriate touching of women is quite common in the workplace but goes unreported.

Few dare to speak about it and demand action.

The victim expects some form of help and compassion, but is treated as if this is unimportant.

The police should have trained staff to handle sexually related cases and provide some guarantee that cases will be dealt with promptly.

If it is reported to the department head, he or she may normally consider it trivial and not worth investigating further.

Thus, the tormented victim is told not to make a fuss and asked to forget it.

It is a perennial problem that requires a concerted effort from everyone to ensure the protection of women workers.

Good guidance on seeking help when staff are sexually harassed should be available in all workplaces.

Mechi: Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad is good at his job, but the hospital director, Dr. William Gotulis, needs to be reprimanded for being slow to take action and giving his hospital a bad image.

Something is very wrong here.

HOPE LESS: What do you expect to find in the medical report? Virus or fungus? Stupidity has its limits. This is a full-blown sexual assault case.

BlueLynx2013: Well, it is not easy for the victim to speak up in such situations, yet no action is taken when they do. What a shame. Looks like we have more time to complain about the Zionists.

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