She said the case drew her attention as it involved a law enforcement agency entrusted with safeguarding public safety and protecting the community.

“I commend the officer for having the courage to report the matter. I am deeply concerned about this case because it involves people we place our trust in,” she said after launching the Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment: Say No to Sexual Harassment programme here.

Sarawak police commissioner Zainal Abdullah yesterday confirmed receiving a report over the alleged sexual harassment by a district police chief in the state, and said an investigation was underway.

The victim claimed that the senior officer had repeatedly harassed her sexually since last month after she was assigned to the district police headquarters.

The victim claimed she had been invited to the senior police officer’s residence before allegedly being sexually harassed there. She also claimed that similar incidents had occurred at the workplace.

Separately, Nancy emphasised that cases involving the sexual harassment of men cannot be taken lightly. She noted that her ministry had recorded about 1,000 sexual harassment cases involving male victims so far, with three cases referred to the anti-sexual harassment tribunal.

“Don’t assume that only women can be victims. No man wants to be harassed either. This is why we are advocating greater community awareness of this issue,” she said.