{"id":11984,"date":"2025-12-11T05:16:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-wearing-skirt-denied-entry-to-police-station-in-msia-forced-to-change\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:16:31","slug":"woman-wearing-skirt-denied-entry-to-police-station-in-msia-forced-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/woman-wearing-skirt-denied-entry-to-police-station-in-msia-forced-to-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman wearing skirt denied entry to police station in M\u2019sia, forced to change"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Woman says she was denied entry to Malaysia police station as her skirt was above the knee<\/h2>\n

A woman has said she was denied entry to a police station in Malaysia as she was wearing a short skirt.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old, named Ms Guo (transliterated from Mandarin), told Sin Chew Daily that this happened on Monday (8 Dec) when she attempted to file a police report about a car accident.<\/p>\n

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Source: Sin Chew Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Woman involved in accident along highway in Melaka<\/h3>\n

Ms Guo said she was driving with her daughter from Batu Pahat to Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n

Another vehicle hit her car on the North-South Expressway in Melaka at about 2 pm.<\/p>\n

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Source: Sin Chew Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A young man surnamed Wu drove the other car. His wife and their two young children accompanied him.<\/p>\n

After the accident, both parties proceeded to the Jasin District Police Headquarters to file a report.<\/p>\n

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Source: Sin Chew Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Woman denied entry to police station as skirt violated dress code<\/h3>\n

However, officers stationed at the police station entrance prevented Ms Guo and her daughter, who is in her 20s, from entering.<\/p>\n

They said the skirts they were wearing violated the dress code because they were above the knee.<\/p>\n

She asked the officer to make an exception because she had to file a report about an accident.<\/p>\n

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However, the officer stood firm and explained that his superiors would scold him if he allowed them in.<\/p>\n

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Source: Google Maps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He then suggested they buy pants from a nearby mall.<\/p>\n

As they were in a hurry to file the report and return home, they complied.<\/p>\n

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Source: Sin Chew Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Frustrated woman questions dress code<\/h3>\n

Frustrated, Ms Guo told Sin Chew that there should be an exception to every case.<\/p>\n

“We can’t possibly carry a pair of pants with us every time we go out, and besides, who can predict what might happen?” she maintained.<\/p>\n

She also questioned whether the officers would still follow the dress code if it had been a murder case.<\/p>\n

Exceptions made only for emergencies: Police<\/h3>\n

In <\/span>a press statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday (9 Dec), Melaka Police Chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the police had investigated the incident.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Polis Melaka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When the women arrived at the police station at 5pm, the duty officer at the front door had noted that they had not sustained any injuries.<\/p>\n

So he asked them to go home first and change into appropriate clothes before filing a report, the police chief added.<\/p>\n

They were denied entry in accordance with the Chief Secretary to the Government’s circular on “improvements to public sector customer relationship management”, issued on 1 Dec 2020, he noted.<\/p>\n

Officers allowed the women to enter when they returned at 5.40pm, dressed more modestly.<\/p>\n

Datuk Dzulkhairi emphasised that the public should follow<\/span> the dress code when dealing with police counters.<\/p>\n

He added that police only make exceptions for emergencies and cases requiring immediate action.<\/p>\n

He also advised the public not to indulge in speculation regarding the incident.<\/p>\n

Essential services should be exempted from dress code rule: Cabinet<\/h3>\n

The issue has made it all the way to the top, with policy adjustments in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

In a press conference streamed ‘live’ on Facebook on Wednesday (10 Dec), Malaysian Minister for Communications Fahmi Fadzil said the Cabinet had discussed the matter.<\/p>\n

Prime Min­is­ter Anwar Ibrahim believes that when it comes to security issues, there should be no circumstances that prevent people from lodging a police report, he added.<\/p>\n

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Source: Fahmi Fadzil on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Cabinet thus proposed that essential front-line services, including police stations, health facilities and other government premises, should be exempted from the 1 Dec 2020 circular.<\/p>\n

The Chief Secretary to the Government will review the circular and make some “improvements”, he noted.<\/p>\n

Further statements and circulars are expected to be released “in the near future”.<\/p>\n

Also read: Woman Refused Treatment At M’sia Hospital For Wearing Shorts, Staff Reprimanded<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Woman Refused Treatment At M’sia Hospital For Wearing Shorts, Staff Reprimanded<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Featured image adapted from Sin Chew Daily and Google Maps.<\/em><\/p>\n

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