KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Any woman suspecting her husband or children of being involved in militant activities should immediately report the matter to the authorities, says Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Rohani Abd Karim.

She said this move was to stop family members from being sucked into violent activities and prevent wives from conviction for conspiracy.

“Please come forward to the relevant authorities. We may be able to help them. That’s my advice as this is the best that you can do for them.

“The public can forward their complaints to the home or women, family and community development ministries so that further action can be taken immediately and wives or mothers will not be guilty of abetment,” she told reporters after launching a Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) Prospernita programme at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today.

Rohani was commenting on the six-month jail sentence imposed by the High Court on a Statistics Department chief clerk last Tuesday, when she pleaded guilty to protecting her husband so that he could receive treatment for injuries sustained in Syria.

Judge Kamardin Hashim imposed the sentence on Poziah Harun, 42, and ordered her to serve the sentence from the date of arrest on August 19.

During the court proceeding, Kamardin said the offence was categorised as serious even though the accused only intended to protect and accompany her husband to seek treatment.

Rohani, who felt sorry for Poziah said she believed the chief clerk was doing her duty as a wife in caring for her husband. — Bernama